Chocolate Breton Butter Cookies
These buttery French-inspired cookies are based on the simple Breton butter cookies I fell in love with in Quimper, France. Made with good-quality butter and a tender cookie dough, they are rolled, cut, baked until lightly golden, and finished with a drizzle of melted chocolate.
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Equipment
- cookie cutter
Ingredients
- 10 tbsp Butter, softened
- 1/2 cup Sugar
- 1 Egg
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 2 cups Flour
- 1/2 tsp Baking powder
- 1/2 tsp Sea salt
- 1 cup Chocolate chips or meltable chocolate
Instructions
- In a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, beat the sugar and softened butter until light and fluffy.
- Add the egg and vanilla and beat again to combine.
- Slowly mix the flour, baking powder, and salt until just combined.
- Remove the dough from the mixer onto a piece of plastic wrap. Flaten the dough to a rough 4 inch square, wrap, and refrigerate for at least one hour.
- Preheat the oven to 350℉.
- Remove the dough from the refrigerator and between 2 pieces of parchment paper, roll to an even 1/4 inch thickness.
- Cut the dough with the cookie cutter and place onto a parchment paper lined sheet pan.
- Bake for 12-14 minutes or until the outer edges begin to brown slightly.
- Remove the cookies to a cooling rack.
- After the cookies are cooled, melt the chocolate in the microwave.
- Drizzle or pipe the melted chocolate over the top of the cookies.
- Allow the chocolate to cool and set before serving.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookieCalories: 100kcal
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