Chocolate Walnut Shortbread Cookies
Chocolate Walnut Shortbread Cookies have deep chocolate flavor and a melt in your mouth texture!
Servings: 18 cookies
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Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, regular or extra dark
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup salted butter, room temperature (it is important to use soft butter.)
- 1 Tbsp vanilla paste or extract
- 1 cup toasted walnuts, rough chopped Note: if you want to see the pretty walnut shapes in the sliced cookies don't chop your walnuts too finely.
Instructions
- Whisk the flour, cocoa powder, and sugar together in the bowl of a stand mixer until combined.
- Add the butter and vanilla and mix on low until the dough comes together. Note: the dough may seem crumbly at first, but keep mixing on low, once the moisture of the softened butter is completely incorporated into the flour, the dough will form.
- Fold in the walnuts and turn the dough onto a surface. Form the soft dough into a log, about 10 inches long.
- Roll up in plastic wrap, smoothing the log through the plastic with your hands. Twist the ends securely. I like to roll the log in a terrycloth dish or hand towel to help it keep its round shape as it chills.
- Refrigerate for 2-3 hours (or overnight.) If you're in a hurry you can freeze for 1 hour or until quite firm.
- Preheat oven to 325F
- Unwrap the cold dough and slice into slices, about 1/3 inch thick.
- Place on a silpat or parchment lined baking sheet and bake for about 12-14 minutes. Just until set.
- Cool for a few minutes on the tray, then transfer to a cooling rack. They are delicate, especially when warm but will firm up a bit as they cool.
Notes
- To toast walnuts place them on a baking sheet and toast in a 350F oven for 12-15 minutes. Or place on a plate and microwave on high for 2 minutes.
- Pecans would also work well in this recipe.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 cookie · Calories: 194 kcal · Carbohydrates: 15 g · Protein: 3 g · Fat: 15 g · Saturated Fat: 7 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 4 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 3 g · Trans Fat: 0.4 g · Cholesterol: 27 mg · Sodium: 82 mg · Potassium: 63 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 4 g · Vitamin A: 316 IU · Vitamin C: 0.1 mg · Calcium: 13 mg · Iron: 1 mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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