Chocolate Shortbread Bites
Light, crunchy, and buttery, these Chocolate Shortbread Bites are miniature in size and so good you won't be able to eat just one! They're great all year round but make an amazing edible holiday gift, too.
Servings: 100 bites
Ingredients
- 12 ounces cold salted butter , cut into slivers
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 & 3/4 cups all-purpose flour , spooned and leveled
- 1/4 cup melted dark chocolate (Ghirardelli melting wafers)
- 1/4 cup melted milk chocolate (Ghirardelli melting wafers)
- 1/4 cup melted white chocolate (Ghirardelli melting wafers)
Instructions
- Line a 9x13 baking dish with parchment paper and set aside.
- In the body of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, add the cold butter, powdered sugar, and granulated sugar. Mix until well combined, scrape down the bowl.
- Mix in the vanilla.
- Add the flour in three batches, fully mixing it in before adding more, and scrape down the sides as needed.
- Press the cookie dough evenly into the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for at least 1 hour, up to overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line sheet trays with parchment paper and set aside.
- Remove the cookie dough from the baking dish by using the parchment paper to help lift it out. Cut into very small 1/2-inch squares.
- Arrange the cookie bites on the prepared sheet trays about 1 & 1/2 inches apart; note that they will spread a little.
- Bake for 12-14 minutes until they very, very lightly start to brown along the edges. Allow to cool completely on the tray.
- Once the cookies are cool, melt the different chocolates. Drizzle a third of them with the dark chocolate, a third with the milk chocolate, and the last third with the white chocolate.
- Allow them to sit until the chocolate has hardened and serve.
Notes
Butter. You want to use salted butter cut into thin slivers and, most importantly, make sure it's COLD
A stand mixer is recommended. I recommend using a stand mixer as instructed. However, you can use a handheld electric hand mixer, but it may be a little on the stiff side.
Use any combination of chocolate. I love the pretty variation of the colors of the chocolate, but you can certainly stick to the chocolate variety you like the most.
Fun mix-ins for the batter. Mini chocolate chips, sprinkles, or finely chopped nuts.
Nutrition
Calories: 50kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 0.5g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 22mg | Potassium: 10mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 85IU | Vitamin C: 0.002mg | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 0.2mg