valentine shortbread cookies
Shortbread cookies are my absolute favorite Valentine’s Day treat, and this year I’m giving all-butter shortbread cookies a double dip in dark and white chocolate for a rich and buttery cookie that’s impossible to resist.
Topped with festive and fun sprinkles, these chocolate-dipped Valentine shortbread cookies are perfect for your Valentine! And if you’d like to make heart shapes instead, simply swap the round cookie cutter for a heart. Enjoy!
Valentine Shortbread Cookies
- Yield: 24 cookies
Ingredients
Cookies
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste (or extract)
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 3/4 cups flour
Topping
- 6 oz semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 6 oz white chocolate, chopped
- sprinkles
Instructions
- Beat butter and sugar in a large mixer bowl at medium speed until combined; add vanilla bean paste and salt and beat until incorporated. Scrape down bowl as needed. Reduce speed to low and mix in flour just until incorporated and dough begins to come together in large pieces. Scrape dough out onto a piece of plastic wrap, shape into a disk and wrap well. Chill dough in the refrigerator until firm, about 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line two baking sheets with silicone mats or parchment paper. Roll out dough to 1/4-inch thick on a lightly floured board. Use a floured 2-inch fluted biscuit cutter to cut out cookies. Gather scraps, re-roll, and cut until you have a total of 24 cookies. Place cookies on baking sheets and chill for 20 minutes in the refrigerator.
- Bake, rotating pans halfway through, for 14 to 15 minutes, until lightly golden and edges are set. Cool for 5 minutes on baking sheets, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Line two jelly roll pans with parchment paper. Place semisweet chocolate in a double boiler or in a heat-proof bowl over a saucepan of gently simmering water. Slowly melt the chocolate, stirring occasionally until glossy and smooth. Dip one half of each cookie in melted chocolate and place on prepared pans. Chill cookies in the refrigerator for 15-20 minutes, until set. Repeat with white chocolate, slowly melting until glossy and smooth. Working quickly, dip the other half of each cookie in melted white chocolate and place back onto pans. Top with sprinkles, and chill again until chocolate is completely set, about 20 minutes. Store leftover cookies in a single layer at room temperature.
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So pretty Laura and so delicious – shortbread and chocolate, who could resist?
I definitely wouldn’t be able to resist a few of these. Love the double chocolate! And of course the sprinkles!
These cookies are gorgeous, Laura. If only I could reach out to that scrumptious stack of cookies and find out what they should taste like when I make them…you know, research.
Absolutely too hard to resist!I love the double dipping.Perfect for an indulgent Valentine treat!
So cute and fun! I love V-day treats like these cookies!
SO pretty (not to mention yummy!). I love how you took a simple shortbread cookie and glammed it up for Valentine’s Day!
These cookies are so pretty and festive, Laura! Shortbread is one of my faves and I just love how you took them to the next level by dipping in, not one, but two kinds of chocolate! YUM!
Just beautiful and so perfect for a sweet Valentine’s treat 🙂
Just shared these beauties on facebook!
Everything you bake is so inviting and pretty. I’ll be honest and admit that when I saw the gorgeous stack of cookies I went all Cookie Monster and wanted to devour them all!
These are the fanciest little Valentines cookies I’ve seen Laura! Beautiful presentation! I’d feel SO special if I received these beauties ! xo
These are the cutest Valentine’s Day treats ever! I love the double dipped chocolate mmmmm, and those adorable sprinkles! Now who can resist these? 🙂
Who can resist that combination and those sprinkles on top makes it so vibrant!