Bonnie's Famous Mocha Shortbread
- 1 cup flour
- 13 cup white sugar
- 2 tablespoons dark cocoa
- 1 teaspoon espresso powder (may double if you want stronger coffee flavor) or 1 teaspoon instant coffee crystals, finely crushed (may double if you want stronger coffee flavor)
- 12 cup butter, cold
- Spray shortbread mold with cooking spray.
- (If you don't have a mold, then a large cookie sheet with parchment paper, or a stoneware/pizza stone-type pan is good too.
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- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Mix dry ingredients, fluffing with a fork to evenly distribute cocoa.
- Cut in butter until fine crumbs form.
- Gather into a ball and knead until smooth, usually about 10-15 "turns".
- Immediately press lightly into mold.
- For other types of pans, roll into a circle, like pie dough, and score into wedges.
- Bake at 325 degrees for 35 minutes or til the center is set.
- These come out very dark, so testing with a fingertip for center springy-ness is essential the first time or two you make these.
- These are the times for stoneware.
- You may need to adjust for metal pans.
- Cool 30 minutes and then carefully cut into wedges.
- Dust with powdered sugar if desired.
flour, white sugar, dark cocoa, espresso powder, butter
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/bonnies-famous-mocha-shortbread-236617 (may not work)