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Delicious Double Chocolate Shortbread Cookies

By Jody Smith

While these Chocolate Shortbread Cookies are delicious for any time of year or occasion, using a simple heart cookie cutter makes them a perfect way to show some love to your Valentine(s). Shortbread is pretty good just as is but making it chocolate AND adding an extra layer of chocolate just pushes the decadence level right over the top!

Delicious double chocolate shortbread cookies - Shortbread is pretty good just as is but making it chocolate AND adding an extra layer of chocolate just pushes the decadence level right over the top! Use a heart cookie cutter to make this a Valentine's Day Treat!

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If you’re looking for a delicious and decadent cookie recipe, look no further!

Double Chocolate Shortbread Cookies

Ingredients:

2 ¼ cups of flour
¾ cup brown sugar
⅔ cup baking cocoa
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 dark chocolate or semi-sweet chips
½ tsp. salt

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350°

how to make chocolate shortbread cookies

1.Cream butter, vanilla, and brown sugar with a hand mixer or stand mixer until smooth.
2.In a separate bowl combine flour, cocoa, and salt.
3.Add flour mixture a cup at a time until fully incorporated, mixture will be crumbly.
4.Transfer dough to a large sheet of waxed paper, press it together, wrap it up and place in refrigerator for 1 hour.
5.Remove dough, sandwich between 2 sheets of waxed paper, roll to ¼” thickness.
6.Cut out desired shape with cookie cutters.
7.Place on baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silpat.
8.Bake for 10-12 minutes until cookies are firm but not crisp.
9.Remove from oven, cool completely.
10.Melt chocolate chips in a microwave safe dish 30 seconds at a time, stirring between each time until they are completely smooth and melted.
11.Use a spatula to spread melted chocolate over half your cookie, place on waxed paper until chocolate has set.
12.Store in an airtight container.
** Cookie tip- place a piece of bread in container with cookies and it will keep them soft and moist.

homemade double chocolate shortbread cookies

These are so easy to make and look so pretty!

Delicious Double Chocolate Shortbread Cookies - Shortbread is pretty good just as is but making it chocolate AND adding an extra layer of chocolate just pushes the decadence level right over the top!

You may also like this post:  Chocolate Dipped Oreo’s

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Delicious Double Chocolate Shortbread Cookies

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Ingredients

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  • 2 ¼ cups of flour
  • ¾ cup brown sugar
  • ⅔ cup baking cocoa
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 dark chocolate or semi-sweet chips
  • ½ tsp. salt

Instructions

  1. Cream butter, vanilla, and brown sugar in hand or stand mixer until smooth.
  2. In a separate bowl combine flour, cocoa, and salt.
  3. Add flour mixture a cup at a time until fully incorporated, mixture will be crumbly.
  4. Transfer dough to a large sheet of waxed paper, press it together, wrap it up and place in refrigerator for 1 hour.
  5. Preheat oven to 350°
  6. Remove dough, sandwich between 2 sheets of waxed paper, roll to ¼” thickness.
  7. Cut out desired shape with cookie cutters.
  8. Place on baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silpat.
  9. Bake for 10-12 minutes until cookies are firm but not crisp.
  10. Remove from oven, cool completely.
  11. Melt chocolate chips in a microwave safe dish 30 seconds at a time, stirring between each time until they are completely smooth and melted.
  12. Use a spatula to spread melted chocolate over half your cookie, place on waxed paper until chocolate has set.
  13. Store in an airtight container.

  About Jody: I am a Florida girl through and through living the semi-country, small town life.  I am making my way through it with my amazing hubby, 2 beautiful kids, 2 of the best Dachshunds to ever walk the face of the earth, massive amounts of coffee and a whole lot of Jesus.  I homeschool, craft, cook, scrapbook, garden, raid the thrift shops, snap 1,000’s of photos, and read when I can grab a spare minute (which is rare). You can find me blogging at Simply Southern Sunshine.

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Comments

  1. Cynthia says

    February 4, 2015 at 11:16 am

    These look great. Love shortbread cookies.

    Cindy

  2. Cathy says

    February 9, 2015 at 10:15 pm

    I love shortbread cookies, and these chocolate ones look great! 🙂 The double chocolate is amazing!
    Saying hello from Totally Talented Tuesdays!
    Cathy

  3. Heather @ My Sweet Mission says

    February 10, 2015 at 6:32 pm

    Hi Jody, your Double Chocolate Shortbread Cookies look so good! I love chocolate and shortbread, so I would really love these!

    Have a sweet day.
    Heather
    MySweetMission.net

  4. Barb @ A Life in Balance says

    February 10, 2015 at 9:11 pm

    Thank you for contributing to Motivation Monday!

  5. Brandi Clevinger says

    February 11, 2015 at 8:32 pm

    I know you say these are easy to make, but I’m a little hesitant when it comes to the dough and rolling part. My cookies always turn out tough or hard. How do I avoid that?

    Thanks for sharing at Inspire Me Mondays!

    • Manuela Williams says

      February 12, 2015 at 10:06 am

      Hi Brandi, I’ll ask Jody who wrote this post if she has any tips. My tip is not to overwork the dough and sometimes I just pat out dough instead of rolling if it’s a recipe that lends itself to that technique. I wouldn’t pat out pie crust but I have done it for cookies. Either she or I will get back to you.

      Thanks for sharing on Facebook!

    • Manuela Williams says

      February 12, 2015 at 12:34 pm

      Jody says “Undercook them just a bit, as they rest on the pan and cool they harden, i have that issue sometimes too” Hope that helps – I’ll add that tip to the recipe in case others have the same question.

  6. Nicole Neverman says

    February 12, 2015 at 7:14 pm

    Well I love chocolate, and I love shortbread so these cookies are calling my name! If you had a spare moment, I would be delighted if you’d drop this (and anything else you’d like to share) by at the #PureBlogLove anything goes link party! You can find me here: http://picnicnz.blogspot.co.nz/

  7. Kirsten @ Treat Yourself Sweeter says

    February 13, 2015 at 1:56 am

    These are super cute…. I would love to receive these as a gift. Love the photos too 🙂

  8. Karly says

    February 14, 2015 at 6:48 pm

    So delicious! Thanks for linking up with What’s Cookin’ Wednesday!

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