Bakery Shortbread with Chocolate Chips Recipe

Closeup of Bakery Shortbread with Chocolate Chips, fresh from the oven.

Serious Eats / Yvonne Ruperti

This slice and bake shortbread with a crisp, sandy texture brings the bakeshop right into your kitchen.

October 2013

Recipe Details

Bakery Shortbread with Chocolate Chips Recipe

Prep 10 mins
Cook 15 mins
Active 15 mins
Chilling Time 30 mins
Total 55 mins
Serves 14 cookies
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup (3 1/2 ouncesgranulated sugar

  • 12 tablespoons (6 ounces) unsalted butter, very soft

  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

  • 1 1/2 cups (7 1/2 ouncesall-purpose flour

  • 1/4 cup (1 ouncecornstarch

  • 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

Directions

  1. Stir sugar, butter, salt, and vanilla in a large bowl until smooth and creamy. Add flour and cornstarch, then stir until the mixture comes together into a dough. Place dough onto a large sheet of parchment paper and form into a log about 2 1/2-inches diameter and 8-inches long. Wrap and twist ends to secure, then chill until almost firm, about 30 minutes.

  2. Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Line baking sheet with parchment paper.

  3. Place chocolate chips in shallow bowl. Slice dough into 1/4-inch thick rounds, press into chips, and place on pan spacing about 2 inches apart.

  4. Bake until set and light golden around the edges, 15 to 20 minutes. Let cookies cool on pans 5 minutes, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
208 Calories
12g Fat
25g Carbs
2g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 14
Amount per serving
Calories 208
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12g 15%
Saturated Fat 7g 36%
Cholesterol 26mg 9%
Sodium 40mg 2%
Total Carbohydrate 25g 9%
Dietary Fiber 1g 3%
Total Sugars 11g
Protein 2g
Vitamin C 0mg 0%
Calcium 7mg 1%
Iron 1mg 5%
Potassium 43mg 1%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)