Chocolate Shortbread Sticks
I almost didn’t share this recipe. It’s finicky, and you’re liable to hate me for it. Just give me a second to clear up some space in my inbox to make room for your emails of discontent….mmmm k, done!
I created this recipe for myself. I drink a cup of tea every afternoon, and I’ve been wanting a crumbly rich little cookie to go along with it. These fit the bill. They’re intensely chocolatey because they’re made with melted dark chocolate. I haven’t yet come across another shortbread recipe made with melted chocolate like this one: shortbread is usually made with cocoa powder. I believe the melted chocolate is precisely what makes the recipe so tempermental, but also precisely what makes these so good. Dark chocolate flavor hits you over the head. Alternate bites of cookie with sips of mint tea, and you have my dreamy afternoon.
So, before you make these, you should know: the dough can be crumbly. Use your warm hands to bring it back together. I didn’t have any luck re-rolling dough scraps to get more cookies. I had to throw away a small handful of dough. Wasteful, yes, and it quite nearly broke my heart.
It goes without saying that you should use high-quality dark chocolate for this recipe. I’ve been enjoying these cookies dipped in orange marmalade when I’m drinking a bright rooibos tea. If you’re having a decadent afternoon, melt some dark chocolate and dip to your heart’s content.
Psst! Did you see my interview on I’m With Cupcake last week? You’ll learn about what I do in my free time, and my limited celebrity knowledge. Enjoy!
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips
- 6 tablespoons butter
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- ¼ teaspoon fine salt
- ¾ cup flour
- Preheat the oven to 300.
- In a medium bowl, add the chocolate chips and butter. Melt in the microwave in 20-second pulses, stirring between each pulse.
- Take the chips and butter out of the microwave just before all the chips have melted, and stir it until they melted. Do not proceed unless the mixture is completely smooth.
- Add the powdered sugar and salt and continue to stir. Add the flour and stir until combined.
- Lightly flour a counter and pile the dough into a large disk. Press it flat into a disk before using a rolling pin to roll it out to ½” thickness. Use a pizza roller to cut out sticks of dough. Gently place them on the cookie sheet.
- Bake for 10 minutes. The dough will be fragrant. Remove from the oven and let cool completely on the sheet before serving.
Shortbread made with melted dark chocolate…you are officially a genius! Seriously! This sounds like the perfect thing to smash that deep-flavour craving I get sometimes (ok, most of the time)!
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Christina, I love chocolate shortbread and think we must be recipe twins! Over the weekend, I actually made some chocolate sables, which I believe are pretty similar (with ground chocolate vs. melted though). My dough was finicky too, but so WORTH IT. I’m pretty much addicted, so I can’t wait to try yours!
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I adore shortbread but I’ve never made chocolate shortbread – what a shame. That must change soon!
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mmmmm those look like the perfect thing to nibble on with tea. Yummmm…
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How is it that I’ve never made chocolate shortbread?!!?!
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I think these are darned cute!
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Every time I make shortbread it seems to crumble because I always touch it too quickly after it comes out of the oven. Just can’t wait for it to cool off! These little shortbread sticks look delicious and I’m sure no one’s going to be discontented over the recipe!
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OH MY WORD. I know I’d have zero self control around these!
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Such a fun idea!!
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I have tea every day, too! So um, yeah, I’ll definitely be making these!
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I really feel like emailing you now and calling your horrible names, but only because you cleared out your inbox for it. I’d hate for that to have been time wasted.
These look fab, finicky dough or not!
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This shortbread would be so good with a toasty cup of tea! Lovely recipe, Christina!
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Yummmm, I love shortbread, but for some reason I’ve never made it for myself! This looks so delicious!
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I do love chocolate shortbread!
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I love shortbread but have never eaten chocolate shortbread. Your sticks look great.
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I have never had chocolate shortbread, but I feel like I would be obsessed with it (I mean butter and chocolate…what’s not to love, right?! haha)
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I love the idea of using melted chocolate! Sometimes it’s just not enough chocolate with the powder!
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I love a rich crumbly cookie and these sound like they really fit the bill.
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Chocolate and shortbread… so perfect! They do sound like a decadent cookie, and so beautiful too!
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These are darling! And I promise that when I get my kitchen put together and make them, I wont’ send any hate mail your way.
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These look amazing! I love shortbread, so how can you go wrong adding chocolate?
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These are so cute. I want to dunk them in some gooey caramel sauce!!! Thank you for sharing even though you kinda didn’t want to.
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Sometimes the best cookies come from the most pain in the a** doughs! I bet this is worth it:-)
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I knew I was going to be in trouble the minute I laid eyes on your post title, Christina… simply awesome recipe. Even MORE awesome interview! I’ll raise a “bubbly” toast to your success tonight. And next Tuesday.
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