Chocolate-Dipped Shortbread Hearts
Treat someone special to these Chocolate-Dipped Shortbread Hearts!
Servings: 2 dozen (3-inch) cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups flour
- 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate
Instructions
Prepare cookies:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a couple baking sheets with parchment paper or spray with nonstick spray.
- Cream butter and sugar using a stand mixer or hand mixer until light and fluffy. Mix in vanilla and salt.
- Add flour and mix until just blended.
- Gather dough into a ball and place on a floured board. Roll out dough with a rolling pin to about ¼-inch thick.
- Use a 3-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut out cookies. Gather any scraps and reroll them to get more cookies.
- Transfer cookies to baking sheets. Bake until cookies begin to get golden around edges, about 15 - 20 minutes.
- Cool cookies on a wire rack.
Decorate cookies:
- Chop chocolate into medium pieces and place in a small bowl. Melt chocolate using a microwave (or on the stove). Do not overheat.
- Dip cookies into chocolate or use a spoon to drizzle chocolate over cookies.
- Transfer decorated cookies to parchment lined baking sheets. Place cookies in freezer until chocolate sets.
- Enjoy cookies immediately or store in refrigerator until ready to serve. Enjoy!
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