Cacao Nibs Cookies, made with pure unsweetened cacao nibs or chips, in a butter shortbread cookie.
Course Cookies
Cuisine American
Keyword Cacao Nibs Cookies Real Chocolate Chips
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 15 minutesminutes
chill 30 minutesminutes
Total Time 55 minutesminutes
Servings 2Dozen
Equipment
Cookie sheet
Parchment paper or wax paper
Ingredients
16ozButter 2 sticks, softened
3/4cupRaw sugar
1Egg
2cupsAll purpose Flour
1/4tspSalt optional, see notes
1/2cupUnsweetened Cacao Chips/Nibs
Instructions
Place the softened butter in a large bowl. With a hand mixer, or a large fork, whisk in the sugar until it looks light in color.
Whisk in the egg until well incorporated.
Slowly whisk in the flour and salt. Gently fold in the cacao nibs chips.
On a large piece of parchment paper, transfer the batter to the paper and form a long log and roll the dough in the parchment paper, and chill in the fridge for 30-minutes.
Preheat the oven to 350. Slice the cookie dough into quarter-inch thick rounds and place on a parchment paper covered baking sheet.
Bake for 15 minutes.
Notes
Desserts and butter; if it’s salted butter I don’t add salt, if it’s not salted, then I add a little.
When making desserts, salt makes sweet, sweeter, so a little pinch of salt goes a long way in bringing out the sweet flavors of desserts.