Shortbread cookies do not require much effort for cooking. Delicate and friable dough is made from the simplest of products, yet it always has an appetizing appearance and a memorable taste. The name "sand" this dough has received due to its friability. It can be baked entirely in corn, and you can cut out a variety of cookies from it. Everything will depend only on the imagination of the hostess and the recipe. In the case of baking the dough in the form of a cake, it is necessary to make several punctures in different places, which will free the baking from carbon dioxide. Shortbread cookie hastily requires mixing products in fast mode. If there is time, then it is necessary to send the blank for several hours to a cold place. When baking cookies, you also need to follow certain rules. For example, the temperature of the oven should not exceed 200 degrees, because otherwise the butter will simply melt, and the cookie will eventually crumble. Before you send the finished cakes to the oven for baking, you should grease them with beaten eggs, milk or plain water.
Shortbread cookies with chocolate can be a real surprise for fans of this treat. This is a simple but delicious cookie, which includes cocoa. In order to enhance the taste, you can pour the cookies melted with black chocolate.
For 100 grams of butter will need a quarter cup of sugar, one glass of flour, a quarter of a glass of cocoa powder, dark chocolate.
Since it will not take much time to prepare the dough, it is necessary to pre-set the oven in advance. Cooking in a hurry allows you to create masterpieces quickly and without unnecessary energy costs. In the mixer, you need to beat the butter with sugar, right into this mass, cocoa and flour are sieved. Everything is again whipped, so that the dough has a uniform consistency. You can mix it manually. Of the total volume, about 16 balls are formed, about the size of a walnut. On the baking sheet with parchment laid balls at a short distance. They can be slightly pressed with a fork, which forms an unusual pattern on the top. In small molds, you can pierce the dough with a toothpick or match a few times. Cookies are quickly baked for 20 minutes, after which they must be cooled. Now it remains only to make the decoration. To do this, the chocolate bar is melted in a water bath and every biscuit is poured into a small spoon. Next, the baking should be left until the chocolate solidifies, and everything is ready for tea.
Shortbread cookies will get even better if you use softened butter. It is necessary to think about this in advance. It can not be melted by high temperatures. It is better to leave at night at room temperature. You can also use a microwave. A very interesting option may be the formation of dough baskets. They will be an excellent basis for filling her favorite stuffings, cottage cheese with raisins, dried apricots, jam or boiled condensed milk perfectly fits .