Chocolate Nougat Shortbread

Name: Chocolate Nougat Shortbread
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, room temperature; 12 cup icing sugar, plus; 2 tablespoons icing sugar; 14 cup cornstarch or 14 cup rice flour; 1 12 cups all-purpose flour; 12 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; Toblerone chocolate bar (chocolate nougat candy bar)

8 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

1 cup butter, room temperature
12 cup icing sugar, plus
2 tablespoons icing sugar
14 cup cornstarch or 14 cup rice flour
1 12 cups all-purpose flour
12 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Toblerone chocolate bar (chocolate nougat candy bar)

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350F
2

Beat butter until light and fluffy.
3

Sift in icing sugar and beat again until fluffy, scraping down sides of bowl often.
4

Sift in cornstarch or rice flour and blend well.
5

Sift in all-purpose flour and salt; mix until dough comes together.
6

Stir in vanilla.
7

Spoon large teaspoonfuls of cookie dough onto ungreased cookie sheets (or parchment-lined baking sheets), leaving 2 inches in between cookies.
8

Press triangle of chocolate bar into centre of each cookie and bake for 18-20 minutes, until bottoms brown lightly.
9

Remove from cookie sheet to cool.