Double-Dipped Shortbread Cookies

Total Time:Prep: 15 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Ginger King, Big Bear Lake, California

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Updated on Feb. 08, 2022

My mom and her friend did a lot of cookie swaps together. They were always finding new recipes to share, including this one. There's something about a dipped cookie that makes it seem so special, so we usually save these for the holidays. —Ginger King, Big Bear Lake, California

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Double-Dipped Shortbread Cookies

Yield:about 2-1/2 dozen
Prep:15 min
Cook:10 min

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 3 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking cocoa
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 3 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
  • 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 4 ounces white baking chocolate, chopped
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Directions

  1. Cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in melted chocolate and the vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, cocoa and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Shape rounded tablespoons of dough into 2-in.-long logs. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Refrigerate, covered, for 1 hour.
  2. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake cookies until edges are set, 8-10 minutes. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
  3. In a microwave, melt semisweet chocolate with cream; stir until smooth. Dip each cookie halfway into chocolate; allow excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper. In the microwave, melt white chocolate; stir until smooth. Drizzle cookies with melted white chocolate. Let stand until set.
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