Homemade Chocolate Shortbread

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This recipe has been in my files for a long time...probably from when I first learned to bake. Any chocolate lover will like these melt-in-your-mouth cookies. I make them year-round with variations. They're even richer with a thin coat of icing or as a sandwich cookie with frosting in the middle.

Homemade Chocolate Shortbread

Average Rating: 3.583333

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 10 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling
YIELD: about 1 dozen.

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons baking cocoa

Instructions

  • 1. In a small bowl, cream butter until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, sugar and cocoa; add to creamed mixture. Beat until dough holds together, about 3 minutes.
  • 2. Pat into a 9x4-in. rectangle. Cut into 2x1-1/2-in. strips. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Prick with a fork.
  • 3. Bake at 300° for 20-25 minutes or until set. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts

2 each: 127 calories, 8g fat (5g saturated fat), 20mg cholesterol, 77mg sodium, 13g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.
Diabetic Exchanges:
1-1/2 fat, 1 starch.

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