Buttery and chocolaty, these chocolate shortcrust sticks make a wonderful snack or dessert with a cup of tea or coffee. They involve a shortbread cookie that is cut into sticks before baking. With a chocolate coating and some chopped hazelnuts for garnish, these cookies are delicious and impressive to look at!
To make the chocolate shortcrust sticks, you first make a dough in the food processor with flour, powdered sugar, lemon zest, egg, and butter. Then, once the dough is chilled, it is cut into sticks before being baked in the oven. Finally, the sticks get dipped in melted chocolate and sprinkled with chopped hazelnuts to serve.
What are Chocolate Shortcrust Sticks?
Chocolate shortcrust sticks are buttery cookies that have a stick shape and a chocolate and hazelnut coating. You can use whatever type of chocolate you prefer such as milk chocolate, dark chocolate, or semi-sweet chocolate.
Pro Tips
- If you don’t have a food processor, you could mix it in a bowl using a pastry cutter to chop in the butter instead.
- Make sure the butter is cold when you begin making this recipe as that will produce the flakiest texture.
- When shaping the cookies, you can use a measuring tape to ensure that the sticks are equal sizes.
- If you don’t have hazelnuts on hand, you could replace them with almonds, walnuts, pecans, or even peanuts.
Frequently Asked Questions
What Type of Chocolate Should Be Used for the Chocolate Shortcrust Sticks?
You can use whatever type of chocolate you prefer such as dark chocolate or semi-sweet chocolate. You could also use milk chocolate if you prefer a less rich flavor.
Can I Add Other Ingredients to the Shortbread Cookies?
Yes, you can! These cookies would be delicious flavored with orange zest or lime zest, but you could also add almond extract or rum extract if you enjoy those flavors.
Why Did the Shortcrust Sticks Spread Out in the Oven?
If you find that the cookies spread out too much in the oven, it could be that the dough warmed up too much before being baked. In this case, make sure that you chill the cookies before baking them in the oven.
How to Store Chocolate Shortcrust Sticks
These cookies can be stored in a sealed container at room temperature or in the fridge for several days, or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Ingredients
How to Make Chocolate Shortcrust Sticks
In a food processor, blend the flour with the powdered sugar, lemon zest, egg, and butter until combined.
In a food processor, blend the flour with the powdered sugar, lemon zest, egg, and butter until combined.
Once cooled, dip the cookies in the melted chocolate.
Transfer the dough on top of a plastic wrap-lined cutter board and place another sheet of parchment paper on top. Roll it into a square and refrigerate it for 1 hour.
Serve on a platter and enjoy!
Cut the dough into sticks, place them on a parchment-lined baking sheet, and bake them in a 320 F (160 C) oven for 20 minutes.
Once cooled, dip the cookies in the melted chocolate.
Sprinkle the chocolate with the hazelnuts and allow them to sit until the chocolate is set.
Serve on a platter and enjoy!
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