cocoa shortbread diamonds

Name: Cocoa Shortbread Diamonds
Ingredients: 1 cup(s) all purpose flour, plus more for work surface; 1/2 cup(s) confectioners' sugar; 1/4 cup(s) unsweetened dutch process cocoa powder; 1/4 teaspoon(s) coarse salt; 1 stick(s) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces; 1/2 teaspoon(s) pure vanilla extract; 2 ounce(s) white chocolate coarsely chopped (optional)

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Jordan Falco

Orlando, FL

Updated on Apr 17, 2011

Cookies and Tarts, Week 10, March 29 Tender, tasty chocolate short bread that begs to be served with a glass of cold milk.

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Ingredients

1 cup all purpose flour, plus more for work surface
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened dutch process cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
1 stick cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 ounces white chocolate coarsely chopped (optional)

How To Make cocoa shortbread diamonds

Step 1

preheat oven to 300F.

Step 2

Pulse flour, sugar, cocoa powder, and salt in a food processor to combine. Add butter nad vanilla, and process until mixture comes togeather. Shape the dough into a ball.
Step 3

Roll out dough on a lightly floured surfact to 1/4 inch thick. Cut out shapes with diomond shaped cookie cutter, or using a pizza cutter. Space 1 1/2 inches apart on baking sheets lined iwth parchment paper. Bake cookies until firm to the touch. 20-25 minutes. Let cookies cool completely on wire racks.
Step 4

If desired, melt white chocolate, stirring, in a heat proof bowl set over a pan of simmering water. Drizzle chocolate over tops of cookies. Let set 30 minutes.
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