Shortbread cookies with chocolate filling
Description
The baking is simple and quick. You can make the dough yourself or buy ready-made dough. Today we'll make star-shaped shortbread cookies. You can use any cookie cutter, or use a glass, cutting the dough with a knife. Shortbread cookies stay fresh for a long time, so you can bake a large batch. Serve with tea or coffee.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Place the butter in a bowl and mix with a fork until a fluffy mass forms.
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Step 2
2. Sift the flour and powdered sugar into the butter, add the vanilla extract.
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Step 3
3. Knead the dough and shape it into a ball, wrap it in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 1 hour.
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Step 4
4. After the required time, remove the dough from the refrigerator, unwrap the film, and place it on a floured surface. Roll out the dough into a 5 mm thick sheet.
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Step 5
5. Use special cookie cutters to cut out the cookies and transfer them onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for 10 minutes.
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Step 6
6. Meanwhile, place the chocolate chips in a bowl and melt them in the microwave or over a water bath.
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Step 7
7. Spread the cooled cookies with chocolate and attach a second one to it. This will create a double cookie.
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Step 8
8. Serve it immediately.