A little while ago we were talking about them, and how much she loves them, and how sad it was that she didn't live closer so that I could make them for her all the time.
Then she found out how easy they were to make. Since then I'm pretty sure she has gained about 400 pounds. JK JK, but I know she's made them a fair amount because they're so easy and so good.
As we were talking about them, I had the idea to try to make them into those cute little shapes that they come in when you buy them from the store. I usually dip them in chocolate anyway, so why not try to make them look a little cuter?
Turns out that's all fine and dandy, but I think I'll just keep roughly shaping them since it's a lot less work and they turn out just as good tasting ;)
Below are recipes for both the rough shape and the fancy shape.
Shortbread Cookies
1/2 C powdered sugar
1 C butter, room temperature
2 C flour
2 C chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350*
Cream the butter and sugar, then add in the flour and mix until just incorporated.
For rough shape, turn out the dough onto a lightly floured surface. Shape into a disk about 1/2 inch thick. Cut disk in to 8 "pizza slices" and place each "slice" onto a cookie sheet.
Bake for 10-12 mins, or until just starting to lightly brown. Let cool.
To dip in chocolate, place chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl and microwave for 30 seconds, then stir and microwave for 30 more seconds. Stir again until smooth. If you still have unmelted chocolate, microwave in intervals of 10 seconds until all is melted and smooth, stirring after each interval.
Dip either bottoms or sides in chocolate, then place on a plate and refrigerate until set.
For fancy Striped, roll dough out to 1/4 inch thickness, then use lightly floured cookie cutters or doughnut cutter to make shapes. Roll out as many times as needed.
Place on cookie sheet and bake for 10-12 mins or until starting to lightly brown. Let cool.
Follow same chocolate melting instructions then dip the bottoms in chocolate and flip so chocolate side is facing up. Place in fridge or freezer to set.Place remaining chocolate in a plastic bag. Once set, flip over, cut a hole in the corner of the bag of chocolate, then use to make stripes on cookies. Refrigerate or freeze again until set.
OH MY GOSH. This showed up on my blog reader and before I even started reading I was like, "SHORTBREAD!!!!" We are making these next week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (alllll the exclamation points)
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