CHOCOLATE CHIP SHORTBREAD STRIPS

“Looking for a treat that is simple to prepare, but appears oh so elegant?  Here’s the snack for you.  With a lovely balance of shortbread and chocolate, these strips are pleasing to taste, as well as a treat for your eyes.  Enjoy with a cup of morning coffee and your day will start off of right.”

1 cup Butter

¾ cup Powdered Sugar

1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

2 cups Flour

¼ teaspoon Salt

½ cup Mini Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

Additional ½ cup Mini Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips for drizzle

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cream butter and powdered sugar.

Mix in vanilla extract.

Mix in flour and salt.

Stir in ½ cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips.

Line a 9” square baking pan with foil and leave enough foil overhanging to allow for easy shortbread removal later.

Using your fingers, press the dough into the pan covering the bottom surface.

Score the surface six times and then once across to make fourteen bars.

Bake for 35 minutes or until lightly browned.

Upon removal from the oven, rescore the bars and allow to cool completely in the pan on a wire rack.

Once cool, remove and cut into bars, using the score lines as a guide.

Melt the additional ½ cup of chocolate chips in the microwave.

Drizzle over bars.

Allow chocolate to set for about one hour.

 

Makes about 14 cookies.

Revised Source:  “Chocolate Chip Shortbread” recipe on www.foodnetwork.com.