Friday, August 26, 2011

Espresso-Chocolate Shortbread Cookies

Okay this will be my last cookie baking for this month eh hee hee ... I had fun lah although of rejected cookies hee hee I learnt my mistake, what I should and should not do..... erm I think hee hee anyway ... this shortbread cookies are super easy to make.  A good recipe for lazy person like me hahahah ... Stumble upon Smitten Kitchen while blog-hopping. 

I love the smell ... my entire house smells of coffee last nite ... 
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Ingredients


1 tablespoon instant espresso powder
1 tablespoon boiling water
2 sticks (8 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature
2/3 cup confectioners’ sugar
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
4 ounces bittersweet chocolate (plain, or a toffee variety), finely chopped, or 3/4 cup store-bought mini chocolate chips
Confectioners’ sugar, for dusting (optional)




Method



1. Dissolve the espresso in the boiling water, and set aside to cool to tepid.


2. Working with a stand mixer, preferably fitted with a paddle attachment, or with a hand mixer in a large bowl, beat the butter and confectioners’ sugar together on medium speed for about 3 minutes, until the mixture is very smooth. Beat in the vanilla and espresso, then reduce the mixer speed to low and add the flour, mixing only until it disappears into the dough. Don’t work the dough much once the flour is 
incorporated. Fold in the chopped chocolate with a sturdy rubber spatula.


3. Using the spatula, transfer the soft, sticky dough to a gallon-size zipper-lock plastic bag. Put the bag on a flat surface, leaving the top open, and roll the dough into a 9 x 10 1/2 inch rectangle that’s 1/4 inch thick. As you roll, turn the bag occasionally and lift the plastic from the dough so it doesn’t cause creases. When you get the right size and thickness, seal the bag, pressing out as much air as possible, and refrigerate the dough for at least 2 hours, or for up to 2 days.


4. Position the racks to divide the oven into thirds and preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment or silicone mats.


5. Put the plastic bag on a cutting board and slit it open. Turn the firm dough out onto the board (discard the bag) and, using a ruler as a guide and a sharp knife, cut the dough into 1 1/2-inch squares. Transfer the squares to the baking sheets and carefully prick each one twice with a fork, gently pushing the tines through the cookies until they hit the sheet.


6. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, rotating the sheets from top to bottom and front to back at the midway point. The shortbreads will be very pale–they shouldn’t take on much color. Transfer the cookies to a rack.


7. If you’d like, dust the cookies with confectioners’ sugar while they are still hot. Cool the cookies to room temperature before serving.




Yeah success!  So come Sunday will be tapak kuda (horse shoe). All the cookies recipes i tried this month are all 1st attempt except the Almost Famous Chocolate Cookies from Kak Rima which I've done it for a couple of times.  You should try it too ... infusing the coffee oil in the egg overnight makes a difference tao so try ok ...

2 comments:

* NuRuL * said...

heheh...mcm tempe goreng tepung jer rupa dia...tapi sure sedapz...i oso like coffee biscuits...nyum nyum!...jgn lupa project lepas raya kita okies..

Unknown said...

wakakakak tempeh pon tempeh lar hahahah insya-allah