Chocolate shortbread cookies
Ingredients
- 225 g all-purpose flour
- 25 g cocoa
- 125 g sugar
- 125 g butter
- 1 egg
- sugar for decorating
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180° C and line a tray with parchment paper.
- Place cocoa powder, sugar and flour in a medium mixing bowl, and add the chilled butter.225 g all-purpose flour, 25 g cocoa, 125 g sugar, 125 g butter
- With your palms facing upwards, use your fingertips to rub in the butter until the mixture resembles sand. Add the egg, mix and knead well on a lightly floured, cool benchtop.1 egg
- Shape the pastry into a disc, wrap well in cling film and place in the fridge for 1 hour to rest.
- On a piece of parchment paper, roll the dough to a thickness of 3 mm, then cut out the cookies. If you don't mind the extra sugar, sprinkle the cookies with extra sugar - it makes them prettier!sugar for decorating
- Place the cookies in the prepared tray and cook for 10-15 minutes.
- Store in a tin box or an airtight container.
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