Chocolate Shortbread Cookies are one of the most delicious baked goods. These cookies are so tender and light that you can eat a few with your tea.
Chocolate Shortbread Cookies are one of the most delicious baked goods. These cookies are so tender and light that you can eat a few with your tea.
About This Chocolate Shortbread Cookie Recipe
- The ingredients list for this recipe is very basic and simple, and making these cookies is also super easy also.
- Ingredients include; flour, powdered sugar, cornstarch, and cocoa powder.
- Shortbread dough does not contain leavening such as baking soda or baking powder because these cookies should not raise or puff up like chocolate chip cookies.
- The good fact about these cookies is that you can shape and decorate them in so many different ways. I used melted milk chocolate to draw thin ribbons on them, but you can dip them in the melted chocolate halfway.
- These are in Christmas element shapes, however, if you use any other cookie-cutter shape can make beautiful cookies for different occasions like Valentine's, Easter, etc.
How To Make These Cookies
- Using the paddle attachment, soften the butter until light and fluffy.
- In a separate bowl, sift all the dry ingredients, I mean all of them including cocoa powder and powdered sugar.
- Add the dry ingredients to the soft butter and mix. Beat the mixture for about a minute. This dough should have the play dough consistency.
- Wrap the dough in cling wrap and chill for two hours.
- Roll the dough out to ¼ inch thickness. Use your Christmas cookie-cutters to cut the cookies in the shapes you like!
- Bake the cookies, and let them cool down completely.
- I used milk chocolate for decorating because it has a color contrast with the cookies. You can use dark chocolate if you like.
- Melt the chocolate and pour it into a piping bag. Cut the tip of the bag into a small hole and start running the melted chocolate over the cool cookies.
- While the chocolate is still soft, sprinkle some silver sprinkle on top of the cookies.
See more Christmas recipes here; Shortbread Stamp Cookies, Gingerbread Bundt Cake, Gingerbread Cupcakes
📖 Recipe
Chocolate Shortbread Cookies
Chocolate Shortbread Cookies are one of the most delicious baked goods. These cookies are so tender and light that you can eat a few with your tea.
Ingredients
For The Cookies
- 1 cup Butter, Room temperature
- 1½ cup All-purpose flour, Spooned and leveled
- 1¼ cup Powdered sugar, Sifted
- ⅓ cup Cocoa powder, Dutch-processed
- ¼ cup Cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
For The Chocolate Decoration
- 1 cup Milk chocolate
- 1 tablespoon Silver Pearls, For decoration
Instructions
How To Make The Cookies
- Set the paddle attachment and beat the butter until fluffy and soft. Add vanilla extract and mix.1 cup Butter, 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- Mix all the dry ingredients, then add to the butter.1½ cup All-purpose flour, 1¼ cup Powdered sugar, ⅓ cup Cocoa powder, ¼ cup Cornstarch, ½ teaspoon Salt
- Beat the dough for about a minute. It should have the consistency of play dough.
- Wrap the dough in cling wrap and chill for 2 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 300°F, and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Roll out the dough to ¼ inch thickness. Use your favorite cookie cutter to cut the cookies. Place them on the lined baking sheets, and bake for 15-18 minutes. Cookies are down when the edges look set.
- Let them cool down on the sheet for 10 minutes, then transfer them to the cooling rack to cool down completely.
Chocolate Decoration
- Melt the milk chocolate in a saucepan and let cool down slightly. Pour it into a piping bag and cut the tip into a small hole. Decorate the top by running the chocolate on top of each cookie.1 cup Milk chocolate
- Before the chocolate cools down and hardens, sprinkle the top of the cookies with silver pearls.1 tablespoon Silver Pearls
Nutrition
Calories: 91kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 1gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 17mgSodium: 93mgPotassium: 37mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 197IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 13mgIron: 0.4mg
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Farnaz says
It’s so good and perfect for Christmas time. It’s highly recommended to every one to try it. Good job as always.❤️👏🙌👍
Arezou Bahador says
Thank you so much dear Farnaz, I am happy that you liked this recipe!