Shortbread cookies are not only delicious, but they are super simple to make. Typical shortbread cookies have 3 main ingredients: sugar, butter, and flour. This will give you a sweet, dense but crumbly cookie that is simple but flavorful. We decided to add a few twists to our recipe, giving you a mouthwatering cookie, packed with the flavors of dark chocolate and orange. The use of powdered sugar and rice flour gives you an extra airy and light cookie. Don’t let the total time to make this recipe discourage you, this recipe comes together in minutes but then has to chill in the refrigerator. Everyone will think you spent all day crafting these delectable little cookies once they taste them!
Servings: 40 Cookies
Calories: 53kcal
Ingredients
- ⅔ cup all-purpose flour
- ⅓ cup rice flour
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp orange zest grated
- ½ cup unsalted butter room temperature
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- ½ tsp orange extract
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, mix flours, salt, and zest together. Make sure to zest the orange with a fine grater. This will give you a cookie with small bits of zest evenly distributed in the cookie instead of long strands.
- In a stand mixer or separate bowl, cream butter and sugars together. Add extracts and mix well. Add flour mixture and once well incorporated, add chocolate chips.
- Put dough on parchment paper or plastic wrap and roll out to a ½" log. Wrap well and chill in refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Line large baking sheet with parchment paper. Remove cookie dough from refrigerator and slice ¼" thick. Evenly spread out on cookie sheet (leave about 2" of space between cookies since dough will spread) and bake for 17-19 minutes. You will know they are done when the edges and bottom of the cookie are light brown.
- Let cool in the pan on a cooling rack for 5-10 minutes, then transfer to baking rack to continue to cool. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 53kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 18mg | Potassium: 17mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 70IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 0.1mg
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