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Friday, March 20, 2015

shortbread sampler

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

  • 2 cups butter, softened
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 cup icing sugar
  • 1/4-1/2 cup crushed pistachios (approx, a bit time consuming to shell these but so worth it)
  • 1/4-1/2 cup skor english toffee bit (approx)
  • 6 -8 ounces semisweet chocolate (approx)

Recipe

  • 1 preheat oven to 350* mix flour, butter and icing sugar together~blend well.
  • 2 form into balls a bit smaller than golf balls.
  • 3 place on cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.
  • 4 slightly flatten-- very slightly.
  • 5 bake for 15-17 mins.
  • 6 until golden.
  • 7 watch to not overbake.
  • 8 cool on wire rack.
  • 9 melt chocolate on low heat.
  • 10 cool.
  • 11 dip about 1/3 of the cookie in chocolate.
  • 12 let excess drip off.
  • 13 dip into crushed pistachios.
  • 14 do the same with next 12 cookies but dip in skor bits.
  • 15 put some melted chocolate in ziploc baggie snip off one corner or use a icing bag and drizzle over some plain cookies.
  • 16 you will end up with 3 types 12 each kind:chocolate dipped with pistachios, chocolate dipped with skor bits and chocolate drizzle.

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