Dalmatian Shortbread
An Original Recipe by Not Quite Nigella
Preparation time: 8 minutes
Cooking time: 12 minutes
- 160g/5.65ozs. butter, softened
- 50g/1.7ozs. icing sugar
- 150g/5.3ozs. plain all purpose flour
- 50g/1.7ozs. cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract or paste
- Fat pinch of salt
- 100g/3.5ozs. cinnamon chips or chocolate chips
Step 1 - Beat the butter and icing sugar together in an electric mixer for 2 minutes. In a jug measure out the flour, cornstarch, salt and baking powder. Fold half of the flour mixture into the butter and add some vanilla. Fold in the remaining flour and three quarters of the chocolate chips. Refrigerate for 20 minutes.
Step 2 - Preheat oven to 170C/340F. Line a baking tray with parchment. Roll out the dough between two sheets of parchment and cut out circles using a cookie cutter. Mine were about 6cms or just over 2 inches in diameter. Sprinkle the tops with the remaining quarter of the chocolate chips. Gently place on the parchment and bake for 12 minutes. Allow to cool on tray.