About the Recipe
These cookies have a crispy and buttery base, which provides a perfect contrast to the smooth, melted chocolate coating.
When you take a bite, the cookie melts in your mouth, offering a luxurious experience that's both comforting and indulgent.
The secret to this recipe's success lies in its simplicity—using quality butter ensures a rich taste, while the chocolate adds an irresistible sweetness.
This combination of textures and flavors makes these cookies an all-time favorite for anyone with a sweet tooth, and perfect for your cookie display for the holidays.
For more buttery cookies, check out my lemon curd cookies, dulce de leche cookies, almond thumbprint cookies, Linzer cookies, thumbprint cookies with icing, and lemon shortbread cookies.
Ingredients
Texture- these cookies are known for being crispy yet tender, have a satisfying crunch that quickly gives way to a melt-in-your-mouth experience that goes perfectly with the chocolate.
Flavor- the flavor of these cookies is simple yet indulgent. The buttery taste is rich and comforting, perfectly balanced by the sweetness of the sugar, making each bite a true treat.
Chocolate dipped- what sets these shortbread cookies apart is their luxurious coating of melted chocolate. You can use your favorite chocolate for this from dark chocolate to white chocolate.
Simple ingredients- these cookies are made with just a few simple pantry staples ingredients like butter, sugar, flour, salt, and vanilla which makes these extra simple and easy to make.
Freezer friendly- these cookies freeze well, allowing you to make them ahead of time and store them for when you need a quick dessert or snack on hand without any fuss.
Preparation
Before you start to make this recipe, measure and prepare your ingredients so the cooking process will go smoothly and easily.
Full measurements are in the recipe card below.
Butter- use unsalted butter for this recipe. Only butter will work for this recipe, no margarine, and no coconut oil. Margarine has a weird taste and can ruin the flavor of these delicious cookies.
Flour– I used all-purpose flour for this recipe. cake flour will work great as well.
Granulated sugar– I like to use granulated sugar, also the most common sugar used in baking. Caster sugar will work great as well.
Vanilla extract- for vanilla flavor. I used vanilla paste, but you can use a whole vanilla bean or pure vanilla extract.
Kosher salt- you will need about ¼ teaspoon of kosher salt for this recipe.
Dark chocolate- use the best quality dark chocolate for the best flavor. I used 60% dark chocolate for a bitter taste that is not too strong.
Feel free to use another chocolate of your choice like milk chocolate, semisweet chocolate, or white chocolate.