Chocolate-Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookies
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips, frozen 1 hour
- 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, diced, room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 large egg yolk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Whisk flour, cocoa, and salt in small bowl to blend.
- Coarsely chop 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips in processor.
- With machine running, add butter, then 1/2 cup sugar through feed tube.
- Add egg yolk and both extracts and process to blend.
- Using on/off turns, mix in walnuts, scraping down sides of bowl occasionally.
- Add flour mixture and process just until dough comes together, about 1 minute.
- Transfer dough to large bowl.
- Using hands, mix in remaining 1/2 cup chocolate chips.
- Using 1 tablespoon dough for each, shape dough into 1 1/4-inch-diameter balls.
- Press each dough ball to 1/2-inch thickness; dip 1 side into remaining 1/2 cup sugar to coat.
- Arrange cookies, sugar side up, on 2 ungreased baking sheets.
- Bake cookies until set and almost firm to touch, about 18 minutes; cool on racks.
flour, cocoa, salt, chocolate chips, unsalted butter, sugar, egg yolk, vanilla, almond extract, walnuts
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/chocolate-chocolate-chip-shortbread-cookies-108647 (may not work)