Chocolate Chip Shortbread – DonnaDundas.co.uk

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Rich, sweet shortbread filled with milk and dark chocolate chips for an incredibly delicious cookie! This Chocolate Chip Shortbread recipe is straightforward to follow and always scrumptious!

Homemade buttery shortbread is delightful, and it’s far superior to what you find in stores.

Incorporating chocolate chips will only enhance it, and these enormous, thick, chocolate chip shortbread cookies are truly delectable.

They’re simple to prepare, incredibly tasty, and perfectly chocolatey!

This straightforward recipe for chocolate chip shortbread is easy to follow and requires just 4 ingredients. I absolutely adore these cookies, and I hope you will as well!

Ingredients for Chocolate Chip Shortbread

For my chocolate chip shortbread cookies, I utilize:

Caster Sugar

Butter

Plain Flour

Chocolate Chips– I prefer half milk and half dark, but any mixture or your favorites will work just as well.

That’s all! Shortbread is remarkable, as you only need 3 fundamental ingredients for plain shortbread, and then you can begin to incorporate different flavors and textures.

Can You Use Chunks of Chocolate?

Absolutely! I enjoy chocolate chunk shortbread.

Utilize a block of chocolate and break it up, or chop it into smaller pieces than the typical squares. They don’t have to be tiny or uniform, just roughly chop it all.

This will provide you with larger chunks of chocolate in each bite, which, in my opinion, is always a plus!

Alternatively, you can also use mini chocolate chips.

Can You Use White Chocolate?

Yes, either a block or chips of white chocolate will work. You could also blend two, or even three types of chocolate for double chocolate shortbread or triple chocolate chip shortbread!

Can You Use Margarine?

I do not suggest using margarine for shortbread. There are recipes that utilize margarine, and I typically use it for the shortbread base of my millionaire shortbread.

However, for these delightful chocolate chip shortbread cookies, I prefer a rich buttery flavor, which is not quite achieved with margarine.

Margarine will also result in your cookies being more likely to spread since it’s oil-based and much softer than butter.

How to Create Chocolate Chip Shortbread – Step-by-Step

Shortbread is incredibly simple to create. I can’t seem to stop making it lately! You can find the complete instructions and measurements in the recipe card at the bottom of this post as well.

Phase One

Retrieve the butter from the refrigerator approximately an hour prior to using it, ensuring that it reaches room temperature for easier softening.

Phase Two

Whisk the butter until it’s smooth.

I prefer using an electric hand mixer.

Phase Three

Incorporate the caster sugar and blend them together.

Phase Four

Fold in the chocolate chips. You can do this manually, or utilize the electric mixer again.

Phase Five

Pour in the flour and combine until it begins to form crumbs.

Phase Six

Use your hands to form it into a ball.

Since it’s quite a substantial quantity of dough, I create a few smaller balls and then press them all together on the workspace.

Phase Seven

Place the dough in the refrigerator for no less than 30 minutes.

Phase Eight

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C (fan-assisted) and prepare 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.

Phase Nine

Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface, until it’s approximately 5mm thick.

Phase Ten

Cut into large circles using a cookie cutter. I actually use a round ramekin as, despite having countless cookie cutters, I lack a large round one!

I create large chocolate chip shortbread cookies, and this recipe yields about 12.

Phase Eleven

Gently place on the baking trays.

They will spread slightly, so avoid placing them too closely together, however, they don’t require extensive spacing.

Phase Twelve

Bake for roughly 12-15 minutes, until they achieve a golden hue.

Phase Thirteen

Take them off the trays and allow them to cool completely on a wire rack.

Is a Cookie Cutter Necessary to Make Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookies?

Not at all, as I’ve mentioned, I typically utilize a ramekin or a lid. However, you could also cut them into squares or fingers with a knife.

Can You Adorn Shortbread with Chocolate Chips?

You can if you wish. Personally, though, I believe they don’t require additional decoration.

I drizzle my chocolate orange shortbread with melted dark chocolate, which would also work wonderfully in this case.

Should Shortbread Cookies be Soft or Crunchy?

Crunchy, yet not dry. It should have a crispy texture while remaining buttery. Pieces should crumble when broken, but not disintegrate into dust.

Alternative Biscuit Recipes

I enjoy baking biscuits and cookies. I’ve created so many recently; I think I might be a bit addicted.

Some of my favorites are:

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