Chocolate Dipped Shortbread Cookies - a sweet treat for your Valentine! Delicious shortbread cookies are so easy to make in any shape and perfect dipped in chocolate and decorated!
In a large mixing bowl, beat butter for 30 seconds or until creamy. Add sugar and beat 4 minutes, until light and fluffy. Add vanilla extract and mix well.
In another mixing bowl, sift the flour, salt and cocoa powder together. Make sure there are no clumps of cocoa powder.
Add half of the dry ingredients to creamed butter and mix well.
Add the rest of flour mixture and beat until well combined.
Mix the batter on medium speed for 1 more minute.
Place the cookie dough on a sheet of parchment paper.
Cover with another sheet of paper and roll out into a disk. Place in the fridge for 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
Roll out the dough ¼" thick, between the two sheets of parchment paper.
Cut out cookies. Reroll any scraps of dough and cut out cookies until no dough remains.
Place cookies on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or silicone baking mat.
Bake 13 to 15 minutes (the magic number for me was 14 minutes). Let cool on sheet for 2 minutes, then transfer onto a cooling rack.
Cool completely before glazing.
to make the glaze:
Place chocolate chunks and oil in a microwave-safe bowl or cup and microwave in 10 to 15 seconds intervals until the chocolate is melted. Stir until smooth.