Chocolate Chipotle Shortbread Recipes

CHOCOLATE CHIPOTLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt and spices together in a medium bowl.
• In a separate large bowl, cream butter with sugars, honey and vanilla extract.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time.
• Slowly incorporate dry mixture into batter. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts (if using - see intro).
• Chill batter in refrigerator for approximately 15 minutes. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Roll into tablespoon-sized balls (I scoop dough with a cookie scoop, then roll into balls; it's easier) and coat with cinnamon sugar coating. Place on cookie sheets that are lined with parchment. Place unused raw batter back in refrigerator between batches.
• Bake for approximately 10 minutes, or until the outer surface begins to crack. Cool cookies on a wire rack before storing in an airtight container.

DARK CHOCOLATE CHIPOTLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
• Place the chopped chocolate into a microwave-safe bowl; melt in the microwave oven at 40 percent power in 30-second intervals; stirring after each melting, until the chocolate is warm and smoothly melted, 1 to 3 minutes. Allow to cool slightly.
• In a separate large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat the butter, brown sugar, 1 1/2 cup of white sugar, cocoa powder, and chipotle pepper until smooth. Add the eggs one at a time, beating each egg into the mixture before adding the next. Beat in the vanilla extract and water.
• Mix the melted chocolate into the butter mixture. Gently stir in the flour mixture until incorporated. Mix in the chocolate chips. Cover bowl, and refrigerate dough for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Place 1/2 cup sugar in a small bowl. Roll dough into small balls. Roll balls in sugar to coat. Place the cookies onto the prepared baking sheets, about 2 inches apart.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are set, 12 to 14 minutes. Allow to cool on the sheets for a minute or two before removing to racks to finish cooling.

CHOCOLATE CHIPOTLE SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle.
• Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, chile powder, cinnamon, and salt in a bowl.
• Beat together butter and sugar with an electric mixer at medium speed until pale and fluffy. At low speed, mix in flour mixture until well blended. Divide dough in half and pat out into 2 (7-inch) rounds (1/4 inch thick). Arrange rounds 2 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Cut each round into 8 wedges (do not separate wedges). Prick all over with a fork.
• Bake until dry to the touch, 16 to 18 minutes. Recut shortbread while hot, then cool on sheet (shortbread will crisp as it cools).