Chocolate Shortbread

Healthiness : (185 votes)

Difficulty:  
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 30 minutes
Number of servings: Makes 8
This is a vegetarian recipe


The MOST Chocolaty shortbread you will ever eat.

• 210g (8½oz) plain flour
• 10g (½oz) cocoa powder
• 150g (6oz) margarine
• 75g (3oz) caster or granulated Sugar
• 3 drops of vanilla essence

• Weighing Scales
• Mixing Bowl
• Wooden Spoon
• Sharp Knife/Cookie Cutter
• Baking Tray
• Wire Rack

Always wash your hands before preparing food.

1. Cream together margarine and sugar until soft
2. Blend in the flour, cocoa and vanilla essence and knead lightly
3. Either cut out individual biscuits and/or put into a greased tin or shortbread mould  
4. Bake at 325*F/170*C/Gas mark 3 for approximately 15-30 minutes, depending on size
5. Once cooked, sprinkle the top with caster sugar and cool on wire racks

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Name: Roxanne Duffy (Stafford)	27th January 2015
great recipe turned out great, if a little dry add a drop of milk :)

Name: Mohamed	8th October 2014
it is great i would love to have a go

Name: UltimateQueen	3rd June 2014
i thought this shortbread was amazing!! everyone else seems to say it was too dry, but for me it was almost a little too gloopy! does it matter if i used butter instead of margarine?

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