Dark Chocolate Orange Shortbread
Total Time
50 minutes
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
40 minutes
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Ingredients
- 2 sticks of unsalted butter
- 1 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup sugar
- Zest of 2 oranges (about 3 tablespoons)
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 1/3 cups flour
- 1 cup dark chocolate (chopped into tiny pieces)
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Preparation
Step 1
1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Grease 2 9 inch cake pans.
Step 2
2. Place the sugar and orange zest in a bowl. Rub the zest in with your fingers. In the bowl of a mixer, cream together butter, sugar/orange mix, salt, and vanilla.
Step 3
3. Chop chocolate. You want the pieces a little smaller than chocolate chips.
Step 4
4. Beat the flour and the chocolate with the butter mixture, until well combined.
Step 5
5. Divide the dough in half and press in prepared cake pans. Make sure each pan is even. Smooth the surface and prick the dough with a fork.
Step 6
6. Bake for 40 minutes, until golden brown on the edges. Remove and loosen the edges with a knife.
Step 7
7. Wait five minutes, then carefully place the shortbread out onto a clean work surface, all in one piece.
Step 8
8. Using a pizza wheel or knife, cut into wedges. Do this while it is still warm so you can cut it. Transfer wedges to a cooling rack.
Step 9
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