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Chocolate Espresso Shortbread Bars

Chocolate Espresso Shortbread Bars


  • Total Time: 1 hour
  • Yield: one 8x8 pan 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp espresso powder
  • 1/2 tsp ground cardamom
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, cold and cubed
  • 8 ounces of milk chocolate
  • 2 ounces white chocolate (optional)


Instructions

  1. Pre-heat oven to 300 F.
  2. In a large bowl, add flour, sugar, salt, espresso powder, and ground cardamom. Whisk together. Add cold cubed butter and press the butter into the flour with your fingers or use a pastry cutter. Do this until it turns into a wet-sandy texture.Dump the dough into an 8×8 square pan and press into an even layer with your hands. Prick holes all over the dough with a fork.
  3. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until the edges and the top start to turn golden brown. Cool for 15 minutes.
  4. Microwave chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl in 20 second increments, stirring in between until melted. Pour the on top of the biscuit and use a spatula to spread it evenly.
  5. Then in the same microwaveable bowl, melt the white chocolate. Mix well, so that the milk chocolate mixes into so it turns light brown/tan. Spoon the white chocolate into a sandwich bag and snip off a tiny piece of the corner. Pipe lines up and down the cake until you run out of chocolate. Don’t worry if they aren’t straight! Then drag a toothpick perpendicular to the white chocolate lines to create a design.
  6. Place in refrigerator until completely cool. Use a warm knife to loosen the sides and turn out over a plate and flip over. Use a sharp knife to cut into squares.

Notes

Adapted from Epicurious

  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 45 minutes
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