Shortbread Chocolate Chip Cookies

Friday, January 17, 2020
If you love shortbread and buttery melt-in-your-mouth cookies you've just hit the jackpot. These are incredibly delicious and rich plus a bonus of chocolate chips are added.

Oh and yes one other chocolate sensation, we dipped them on one end to be a holy cow moment!

They’re crunchy butter cookies in every bite, with just the perfect amount of chocolate!

I can only tell you they are totally addicting and nothing like the regular chocolate chip cookies you've ever had before!

With just 5 simple ingredients you'll be on your way to making your new favorite cookies of all time and never look back!

If you're a cookie lover, do try my family's favorite everything cookies chocolate chip cookie recipe, peanut butter cookie recipe, and oatmeal cookies

Scroll down to the printable recipe card to avoid ads hit print and let's bake some cookies!



these are cookies on a white plate and on a wooden platform. These are chocolate Chip Shortbread cookies and the recipe on how to make them. The cookies are half dipped in chocolate ganache and the others are plain and stacked on the plate.




dipped in chocolate chocolate chip cookies one is for Christmas sprinkled


Steps and a Few Tips for Making Shortbread Cookies

  1. First, make sure the butter is softened
  2. Whip the butter with the powdered sugar for around 3 minutes until fluffy
  3. Add the vanilla
  4. Slowly add the flour and mix until it forms a ball then fold in the chocolate chips
  5. Chill
  6. Roll into balls
  7. Flatten a little before baking
  8. Bake until the edges are brown around 17 to 20 minutes on low 325 degrees

this is molded shortbread cookies that have been flattened before baking on a silpat mat


Tools You Will Need:


  • Mixer
  • Bowl
  • Measuring cups
  • Measuring spoons
  • Parchment paper or Silpat mat
  • Cookie sheets
  • Spatula
  • Large mixing spoon
  • Round flat bottom glass or the palm of your hand
  • Rolling pin
  • Cookie Cutters Optional




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Shopping List for Shortbread Cookies

(Exact measurements are in the printable recipe card below)

  • salted butter softened
  • powdered sugar and more for later
  • vanilla extract
  • all-purpose flour
  • miniature chocolate chips


this is chocolate chip cookie dough


Tips For Making Perfect Shortbread Cookies


  1. Always cream the sugar and butter for 3 minutes
  2. Use a timer for the best results
  3. Do not overmix the dough
  4. Just blend the flour in until the white is gone
  5. Add the chips in by hand
  6. Always chill the dough first in either wax paper or a ziplock bag
  7. shape by hand, use cookie cutters or shape in balls then flatten with a sugared glass


this is raw shortbread cookies with chocolate chips on a silpat mat


Suggestions and Substitutions:

  • Chopped currents or raisins
  • Chopped pistachios or other nuts, seeds for those with allergies like pumpkin
  • Other kinds of chocolate you prefer
  • Dip the ends in melted chocolate
  • Dip the ends in white chocolate and sprinkles or pistachio
  • Change the extract to almond dip in chocolate and coconut


this is a bowl of melted chocolate dipping off a spoon


More Cookie Recipes To Try


Best Cowboy Cookies
Peanut Butter Cookie
Best Snickerdoodles
Old Fashioned Oatmeal Cookies


this is a plate of chocolate chips cookies some dipped in chocolate on one end


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this is a pin for later cookie dipped in chocolate and stacked they are all shortbread cookies with chocolate chips


Don't Wait Another Minute to Make These Cookies!


This recipe is foolproof for butter cookie lovers and shortbread flavors and a perfect addition to any cookie recipe collection.

I hope you will try them right now if you're reading this, everyone gets addicted who try them after one bite, this is only recipe you'll ever need for a shortbread cookie.

This Chocolate Chip Shortbread cookie is so buttery, and loaded with mini chocolate chips and only 5 ingredients necessary it's surely a winner and perfect addition to your recipe collection.


Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookies

Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookies

Yield: 30
Author:
prep time: 6 Mcook time: 18 Mtotal time: 24 M
These are the most addicting shortbread chocolate chip cookie on the planet. With just 5 ingredients you will be on your way to a delicious decadent cookie to add to the list of loved chocolate chip cookie recipes!

ingredients:

  • 1 cup salted butter softened
  • 2/3 cup powdered sugar and more for  later
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure  vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup miniature chocolate chips

instructions:

How to cook Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookies

  1. Cream the butter and sugar for 3 minutes, add the vanilla.
  2. Making sure you do not overmix this dough, add the flour just until it's blended evenly, maybe 40 seconds to a minute.
  3. Fold in the chocolate chips,( easier by hand so as not to crush them up).
  4. Cover and chill in the bowl for 2 hours.
  5. Roll into balls and flatten with a glass dipped in powdered sugar and place on a cookie sheet, they should be 1/4 inch thick. 
  6. Or roll the dough out to 1/4 inch thick, cut into rounds or whatever shape you want.
  7. Traditional shapes are round or rectangular.
  8. Place on cookie sheets lined with parchment paper or Silpat mat.
  9. Preheat oven at 325 degrees.
  10. Bake 17 to 18 minutes or until the edges turn brown.
  11. Cool completely.
  12. For Chocolate Dipped Cookies:
  13. 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate melted 
  14. 1/2 cup heavy cream
  15. simmer together in a small saucepan just until melted.
  16. Dip cookie on one end and dry on wax paper.
Calories
279
Fat (grams)
22
Sat. Fat (grams)
12
Carbs (grams)
32
Net carbs
15
Sugar (grams)
25
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4 comments

  1. Perfect, they'd be great with a cup of coffee!

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  2. I adore shortbread cookies..these look wonderful with chocolate.

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  3. I keep coming back to your blog to help teach my daughter to cook. I LOve that you have the ingredients needed, and the tools, and hints along the way. This is going to be our treat tonight! THANK YOU!

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  4. These cookies need to be in my cookie jar, they sure look good! Hope you are having a great week and thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday!
    Miz Helen

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