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Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookies

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A great recipe from a favorite chef I Iove, Chef Rachel Farnsworth, the Stay-at-Home Chef!  I LOVE her EASY technique of rolling the dough in a plastic bag too.  If you like shortbread, these are OVER THETOP! You can leave them plain or dip the tip in melted chocolate. These are SO buttery good!  A great shortbread cookie recipe!  See how I made them in the slideshow below.  Rachel also has a video how she makes them on her website.  In my pictures I cut the recipe in half. 
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 20
Calories: 241

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter softened
  • 2/3 cup powdered sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ¾ cup mini chocolate chips
  • 8 ounces sweet chocolate wafers or bars for melting

Instructions

  • With a mixer on medium speed, beat the butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract until fluffy.
  • Beat in the flour just to form a dough. On slow speed, add in the mini chocolate chips.
  • Put the dough into a gallon-sized plastic bag, or place between two layers of plastic wrap.
  • Flatten the dough down with your hands, then roll it into a rectangle shape ¼-inch thick. Even off the edges to a rectangle.
  • Chill it flat in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 hours.
  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
  • Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
  • Use a scissors to remove the top piece of the plastic bag.
  • Use a heavy knife and cut the dough into rectangles or squares.
  • Place the cut pieces on the prepared cookie sheet.
  • Bake for 15-18 minutes, or until the edges are a light brown.
  • Transfer the cookies to a wire rack and let them cool.
  • Melt the chocolate wafers in a small bowl in the microwave on High, checking at 30-second intervals to stir the wafers.
  • Dip 1/3 of the cookie into the melted chocolate and place on parchment paper. Optional: Decorate with sprinkles.
  • When the chocolate has hardened, store the cookies covered at room temperature.

EXTRA TIP:

VARIATIONS: * Leave the cookies plain! * Decorate the melted chocolate tips with sprinkles! Great with seasonal or holiday sprinkles!