Here’s a delightful sweet recipe that makes a perfect gift too!
Cardamom Shortbread, dipped in Chocolate
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Ingredients
- •1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- •½ cup granulated sugar
- •1 tsp vanilla extract
- •¾ tsp ground cardamom
- •2 cups all purpose flour {250g}
- •1 cup chocolate chips (white or milk is chocolate preferred, but semi-sweet can work as well)
- •½ tsp shortening
- •⅓ cup salted pistachios, shelled and coarsely chopped (optional)
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 350°F. Line a 9X9 inch pan with parchment paper and then set aside.
- Cream together the butter and sugar using an electric mixer on medium-high for a full minute. Mix until light and fluffy.
- Add in the vanilla extract and ground cardamom and mix. Add the flour, mixing on medium-high until completely combined. Approximately another full minute.
- Press the dough into the prepared pan, and bake until lightly golden, 25-30 minutes.
- Immediately cut into bars or shapes. Allow to cool completely.
- Once cookies are cooled, melt the chocolate with the shortening in a double boiler. Stir frequently. Dip the bars into the chocolate and shake to remove excess chocolate.
- Place the cookies on a wire rack and sprinkle with salted pistachios, if desired. Allow to set around one hour.
