Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookies

Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookies -an easy, no fail, delicious recipe. Makes a big batch too, perfect for sharing and gift giving.

This easy chocolate chip shortbread recipe is easy to put together and a real crowd pleaser.  Enjoy all the goodness of tender buttery flavor of shortbread cookies with happy addition of chocolate! 

Cookie Week

Welcome to Cookie Week, ’cause it just seemed like the right thing to do the week before Christmas! I’ll be sharing some of our family favourites all week -look for more cookie week recipes at the bottom of this post. I come from a long line of cookie makers. My Grandma loved to bake cookies, and when I was a little girl, after a kiss and hug for Grandma, my next stop when I went to her house, was usually the cookie tin.

My mom is a great baker too. But since my mom’s become so busy working and gardening in all her spare time -yes even in December, she’s still banking roses and making sure she has all the required bird feeders and seed combinations to attract just the right birds -most of the cookie baking seems to fall to me.

I have to say that as I whipped up multiple batches today, I couldn’t help but think how much easier and faster it is for me than my poor Grandma. With my stand mixer, food processor, dish washer and convection oven, it really didn’t take too long to whip these up, so I hope that this Christmas you’ll try a little baking too. 😉

Shortbread Get’s Even Better With Chocolate

This year we let everyone in our little family choose one favourite kind of cookie to make.  So today I’m sharing Maddie’s choice, Chocolate Chip Shortbread, after I convinced her that a regular chocolate chip cookie wasn’t Christmas-y enough. 😉 This recipe is from an old friend, Laurie, and these are truly easy and really delicious. They also make a very big batch, which is perfect for gift giving this time of year.  

If you’re a chocolate lover like my Maddie is, these are a great little twist on classic shortbread cookies.  This chocolate chip shortbread cookie recipe has all the melt in your mouth tenderness and buttery texture of traditional shortbread recipes, with a little chocolate added too.   They’re one of my favorite cookies to make at Christmas, and year round when you want a sweet treat.  They’re also a great addition to your cookie tray during the holidays.  I also love them for gift giving.  They’re relatively quick to make since there’s no fooling around with a cookie cutters or a rolling pin.  They’re absolutely perfect for a cookie exchange because they a little more special than plain shortbread cookies, they make a large batch, and everyone always loves them.

Butter

You must use real butter for shortbread cookies.  You might be able to get away with something like margarine in other kinds of cookie recipes.  But for shortbread only high quality butter will do.  Some people like to use unsalted butter for baking, and then add salt to the recipe, but just use regular salted good quality butter in all my baking, including this shortbread dough.  Real butter helps create the melt in your mouth cookies, that shortbread is known for.  For best results always use real butter for your this most iconic cookie.

Chocolate

A simple recipe that is always very well received, great for a tea party too, or anytime. I sometimes make them with milk chocolate chips and sometimes with regular semi-sweet chocolate chips and they’re very good with either.  So use whichever you prefer.  You could use dark chocolate too if it’s your favourite.  The milk chocolate is of course the sweetest, and reduces as the chocolate gets darker.  I usually make these cookies with chocolate chips, but you can use mini chocolate chips or chocolate chunks if you prefer.

I usually tend to make these cookies quite small, but if you’re opting for the chocolate chunk shortbread cookies you can make the cookies larger and just increase the baking time if necessary.

Storing

Store your chocolate chip shortbread cookies in an airtight container.  Many people that shortbread cookies improve with age.  You can make these cookies in advance of when you when you need them and store for days and even a week or more in a cool dry place in a sealed container.  These cookies also freeze well in a freezer bag or sealed container and keep in the freezer for up to 4 months.

I hope you love this chocolate chip cookies.  What could be better than enjoying one with a warm cup of coffee or tea?

With Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookies, life really is a party!

More Cookie Recipe Inspiration

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