Chocolate Shortbread Cookies
A quick and easy soft chocolate cookie made with simple, pantry staples
Servings: 15
Calories: 106kcal
Ingredients
- 135 grams all-purpose flour 1 cup, spooned and leveled
- 25 grams cocoa powder 3.5 tablespoons
- 4 ounces butter, softened 1 stick
- 56 grams granulated sugar 1/4 cup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat.
- Beat the sugar, butter, and vanilla together until just combined in a smooth paste.
- Add in the cocoa powder, flour, and salt and fold or mix in by hand until a soft dough begins to form.
- Dump it onto parchment, a cutting board, or silicone baking mat when there are still some crumbs loose and press it gently together like pie dough, until uniform.
- Either roll it into a log, wrap in plastic wrap, and chill for 30 minutes, or roll it out into sheets 1/4"-1/2" thick and cut out shapes with cookie cutters.
- If you rolled it into a log, remove and slice 1/4-1/2" thick rounds and place on baking sheet.
- Bake for 7 minutes, or until the edges look set and the middle no longer looks wet.*
Notes
The number of cookies you get will largely vary based on the size of the cookie cutter or the thickness of the log you rolled it in to.
*Bale 1-2 minutes longer for crisper cookies, the 7 minutes produces a soft cookie.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 106kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 93mg | Potassium: 37mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 189IU | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 1mg