Mocha Shortbread
- 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (preferably Dutch-process)
- 3/4 teaspoon instant espresso powder or instant coffee powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 3 ounces good-quality white chocolate (such as Lindt or Baker's), chopped
- 3 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, chopped
- Position racks in top third and bottom third of oven and preheat to 325F.
- Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Sift first 5 ingredients into medium bowl.
- Using electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl until fluffy.
- Beat in powdered sugar.
- Add dry ingredients and beat until well blended.
- Gather dough into ball; divide into 3 equal pieces.
- Place 1 dough piece close to each end of 1 prepared sheet.
- Place third piece in center of second prepared sheet.
- Using moistened fingertips, press each dough piece to 7-inch-diameter round.
- Using small sharp knife, mark each round into 8 wedges.
- Press fork tines around edge of each to make notched design.
- Bake shortbread 12 minutes.
- Reverse sheets.
- Bake until shortbread looks dry and feels firm to touch, about 12 minutes longer.
- Cool on sheets on racks.
- Cut shortbread into wedges along marked lines.
- Transfer wedges to work surface.
- Place white chocolate in metal bowl set over saucepan of barely simmering water.
- Stir until chocolate is melted and smooth.
- Place bittersweet chocolate in another bowl set over same simmering water.
- Stir until melted and smooth.
- Fit 2 pastry bags with 1/8-inch plain tips; spoon white chocolate into 1 and dark chocolate into other.
- Or, spoon chocolate into 2 small plastic bags (cut off 1 tip from each bag).
- Pipe chocolates decoratively over cookies.
- Let stand until chocolate sets, about 1 hour.
- (Can be made 2 days ahead.
- Store airtight in single layers between sheets of waxed paper.)
flour, cornstarch, cocoa, espresso powder, salt, unsalted butter, powdered sugar, white chocolate, bittersweet
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/mocha-shortbread-105933 (may not work)