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Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookies

Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookies

Buttery, tender shortbread cookies loaded with chocolate chips or chunks! They melt in your mouth and are so easy to make.

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Chill time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 30 minutes
YIELD 32 cookies

Ingredients

  • 2 sticks (230g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
  • ⅔ cup (75g) powdered sugar
  • ⅓ cup (65g) light brown sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 2 cups (280g) all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup (170g) chocolate chips or chunks cut from chocolate bar (bittersweet chocolate, milk chocolate, or a combination)
  • 1 egg , beaten, for brushing (skip the brushing for eggless version)
  • ¼ cup (50g) demerara sugar or granulated sugar, for rolling
  • Flakey salt , for sprinkling, optional

Instructions

  1. In an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or using a handheld mixer, beat butter, powdered sugar, brown sugar, and salt on medium speed for 4 minutes until creamy. Mix in vanilla extract. Add flour and beat on low-medium speed just until combined. Mix in the chocolate chunks just until incorporated. Do not over mix the dough.

  2. Divide dough in half. Place each half on parchment paper or plastic wrap and, using your hands, shape it into a log that is 1.5 inches (4cm) in diameter. Roll up the paper and wrap it like candy. Don’t worry if the shape isn’t perfect. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours until firm (dough can be left in the refrigerator for up to 3 days).

  3. Preheat oven to 350°F/180°C. Line 2 pans with parchment paper.

  4. After chilling, brush the outside of the logs with the beaten egg using a pastry brush, and roll in the demerara or granulated sugar.

  5. Use a sharp knife to slice the logs into ⅓-inch thick rounds (about 1cm). If the dough is too crumbly and breaks, or if you hit a chocolate chunk, cut gently back and forth, or leave it for a few minutes to soften and squeeze any broken bits back into each cookie. Arrange cookies on prepared baking sheets, placing them 1 inch apart. Sprinkle with flakey salt, if desired.
  6. Bake for about 15 minutes until just slightly golden brown around the edges. It’s ok if the cookies appear soft and bright. Allow cookies to cool on a wire rack.
  7. Store cookies at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 5 days or in the fridge for up to 1 week, bringing to room temperature before serving. Cookies can also be frozen for up to 2 months.

Recipe Notes

This recipe is inspired by Alison Roman’s shortbread cookies