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Chocolate Orange Rosemary Shortbread

[heart_this] · Dec 19, 2016 · 15 Comments

Chocolate Orange Rosemary Shortbread

The magical flavour combination of orange and chocolate in let in your mouth, buttery shortbread cookies with a hint of rosemary!

It’s time for some shortbread! Shortbread cookies are so easy to make and a holiday classic! At their base they are a simple mixture of butter, sugar and flour and there is something that is just magical about how these buttery cookies melt in your mouth! Yum! In addition to making plenty of batches of basic shortbread I like to add different flavours to several batches each holiday season and these chocolate orange rosemary shortbread are my current favourite! The orange and dark chocolate flavour combo is a classic and it works so amazingly well in creamy shortbread cookies with the hint of rosemary adding something really special to mix! These chocolate orange rosemary shortbread cookies are an amazing addition to any holiday cookie platter and they make for an excellent gift, from the heart!

Chocolate Orange Rosemary Shortbread
Chocolate Orange Rosemary Shortbread
Chocolate Orange Rosemary Shortbread

Chocolate Orange Rosemary Shortbread
Chocolate Orange Rosemary Shortbread

Chocolate Orange Rosemary Shortbread

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 20 minutes Servings: 24

The magical flavour combination of orange and chocolate in let in your mouth, buttery shortbread cookies with a hint of rosemary!

ingredients
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon orange zest
  • 2 teaspoons rosemary, chopped
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup cornstarch*
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup dark chocolate, cut into small pieces
  • 1/2 cup candied orange peel, diced
directions
  1. Cream the butter and sugar before mixing in the vanilla extract, orange zest and rosemary.
  2. Mix the flour, cornstarch and salt.
  3. Mix the flour mixture into the butter mixture until just combined and mix in the chocolate and candied orange peel.
  4. Form into the desire shape, about 1/4 inch thick, place them on a parchment lined baking pan and bake in a preheated 325F/170C oven until they just start to turn lightly golden brown on the bottom, about 10-15 minutes.
Option: Replace some or all of the cornstarch with flour where the cornstarch makes for a softer textured cookie.
Nutrition Facts: Calories 138, Fat 8.8g (Saturated 5.6, Trans 0), Cholesterol 21mg, Sodium 55mg, Carbs 13.6g (Fiber 0.6g, Sugars 4.3g), Protein 1.2g

Nutrition by: Nutritional facts powered by Edamam
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Comments

  1. Maria Lichty says

    December 19, 2016 at 3:31 pm

    I've got to give these a try, these look delicious!

    Reply
  2. Heather Christo says

    December 19, 2016 at 3:53 pm

    I LOVE the addition of rosemary!

    Reply
  3. Anonymous says

    December 19, 2016 at 8:27 pm

    Would it work to use dried rosemary?

    Reply
  4. We Are Not Martha says

    December 20, 2016 at 3:06 am

    I loveee orange and rosemary together. These sound just delightful!

    Sues

    Reply
  5. Elsie says

    December 20, 2016 at 8:45 am

    I gotta try this out! Looks delicious!

    Reply
  6. 2pots2cook says

    December 20, 2016 at 10:16 am

    Great idea ! Thank you ! Happy Holidays !

    Reply
  7. Jenny says

    December 20, 2016 at 12:03 pm

    Ahhhh, love these flavors together! Perfection!!

    Reply
  8. marla {Family Fresh Cooking} says

    December 20, 2016 at 3:05 pm

    Love the rosemary in these cookies!

    Reply
  9. kevin says

    December 20, 2016 at 11:22 pm

    Anonymous: Fresh rosemary works best but chopped dry rosemary should be good.

    Reply
  10. A SPICY PERSPECTIVE says

    December 21, 2016 at 12:44 pm

    This looks scrumptious!

    Reply
  11. Julie | Table for Two says

    December 22, 2016 at 4:29 am

    Oh, Kevin! So delicious! I can literally almost taste them!

    Reply
  12. Laura Corjan says

    May 20, 2020 at 12:10 pm

    These are probably some of the best cookies I have eaten in my entire life – thank you so much for the recipe, the taste is so stunningly complex and delicate at the same time… my family wants these every week now :-))

    Reply
  13. Vivianne says

    March 19, 2021 at 2:21 pm

    Do I use unsalted or salted butter?
    Thank you!

    Reply
    • kevin says

      March 22, 2021 at 8:41 am

      That should be unsalted butter. Enjoy!

      Reply
  14. Judy says

    April 17, 2021 at 1:15 pm

    Thank you, this recipe ist great! The Cookies are delicious, even with vegan butter 🙂

    Reply

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