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Candy Cane Crunch Chocolate Dipped Shortbread

  • Author: The Kitchen Whisperer

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Ingredients

  • 12 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
  • 1/3 cup plus 1/4 cup sifted confectioners’ sugar
  • 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoon all-purpose flour, sifted
  • 1/4 cup cornstarch, sifted
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup crushed candy cane bits
  • 2 tablespoon cup unsweetened Dutch cocoa
  • 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips
  • 4 ounces melted dark chocolate
  • 1 teaspoon butter, unsalted and melted

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 325F, rack in the middle. Brush the inside of the Nordic Ware Sweet Snowflakes Shortbread Pan with melted butter. Be sure to get all crevices.
  2. In a large bowl, cream 8 tablespoon butter, vanilla and 1/3 cup confectioners’ sugar until light and fluffy.
  3. Combine flour, salt and cornstarch; gradually add to creamed mixture. And mix until combined (some crumbs are OK).
  4. Remove half of the dough and set aside.
  5. To the dough still in the bowl add the candy cane bits and mix just until combined.
  6. Pat the dough into the pan.
  7. In a clean bowl add the remaining dough and 4 tablespoon butter, 1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar, cocoa and mini chips. Mix to combine.
  8. Pat that dough carefully on top of the other dough in the pan. You want to layer this. Pierce several times with a fork. Bake at 35-40 minutes or until lightly firm to the touch. A little give is OK but not much.
  9. Remove from the oven, allow to set for 10 minutes then with a very thin firm spatula loosen the edges and then invert onto a cooling rack. Cut while warm
  10. Cool completely. Once cooled dip the chocolate crust into the melted dark chocolate and place on cooling rack, chocolate side up to firm.
  11. Store in air tight container.
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