Shortbread Cookies
2008, Ina Garten, All Rights Reserved
Recipe categories: Chocolate, Sugar,
Dish : Cookie
Technique : Baking
Occasion : Holiday , Christmas , Holiday
Herbs & Spices : Vanilla recipe ratings & reviews(0)
Photo: Shortbread Cookies Recipe
Total Time: 2 hr 30 min
Prep30 min
Inactive1 hr 30 min
Cook30 min
Yield:about 3 dozen cookies
Level:Intermediate
Ingredients
3/4 pound unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup sugar, plus extra for sprinkling
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 to 7 ounces very good semisweet chocolate, very finely chopped
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, mix
together
the butter and 1 cup of sugar until they are just combined. Add the vanilla.
In
a medium bowl, sift together the flour and salt, then add them to the
butter-and-sugar mixture. Mix on low speed until the dough starts to come
together. Dump onto a surface dusted with flour and shape into a flat disk,
about 1-inch thick. Wrap in plastic and chill for 30 minutes, until firm but
still pliable.
Roll the dough 1/2-inch thick on a lightly floured surface and cut with a
3-by-1-inch finger-shaped cutter. Place the cookies on an ungreased baking
sheet
and sprinkle with sugar. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the edges begin to
brown. Allow to cool to room temperature.
When the cookies are cool, place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment
paper. Put 3 ounces of the chocolate in a glass bowl and microwave on high
power
for 30 seconds. (Don't trust your microwave timer; time it with your watch.)
Stir with a wooden spoon. Continue to heat and stir in 30-second increments
until the chocolate is just melted. Add the remaining chocolate and allow it
to
sit at room temperature, stirring often, until it's completely smooth. If
there
are still bits of unmelted chocolate after about 5 minutes, return to the
microwave in 5-second intervals, stirring, until completely smooth. Stir
vigorously until the chocolate is smooth and slightly cooled; stirring makes
it
glossier.
Drizzle or dip 1/2 of each cookie with just enough chocolate to coat it.
Place
the cookie back on the parchment-lined baking sheet and let stand at room
temperature until the chocolate has firmed up, about 20 minutes.
Cook's Note: If a 3-by-1-inch cookie cutter is not available, you can cut
the
shortbread into rectangles using a fluted pastry wheel for decorative edges
or
simple cut with a butter knife. CTelevision Food Network G.P.
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Merry Christmas!
Dixie
And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling
clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the
inn.
And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping
watch over their flock by night.
And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord
shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good
tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is
Christ the Lord.
And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in
swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host
praising God, and saying,
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn10FF-FQfs
And, that is what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown!
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