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Shortbread Surprise Cookies
Linda Nortje
Buttery Shortbread Surprise Cookies have a delicious whole nut chocolate center - pure cookie bliss and you will not be able to stop eating these cookies!
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Course
Sweet Treats
Cuisine
Scottish
Prep Time
10
minutes
mins
Cook Time
20
minutes
mins
Total Time
30
minutes
mins
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Servings
20
Servings
Calories
153.8
kcal
Ingredients
1x
2x
3x
200
g
Salted Butter
room temperature ( 7 oz )
¼
cup
Caster Sugar
Superfine Sugar
2
cups
Flour
20
blocks Whole Nut Chocolate
Instructions
Pre-heat oven to 180 deg C (350 deg F) – Line a baking sheet with baking paper
Beat the Butter and Castor Sugar until creamy – Add the Cake Flour and mix to form a dough
Roll the dough into 20 balls (about 2 cm / under 1 inch diameter)
The dough is very flexible, flatten each ball a bit, add a block of Chocolate and close the dough over the Chocolate
Place the balls on the baking sheet and bake 20 – 25 minutes (It’s ready once the underside has browned slightly)
Remove from oven and let cool completely on a wire rack before serving
Notes
If you do not like a salty/sweet cookie - use Unsalted Butter instead
Nutrition Facts
Shortbread Surprise Cookies
Serving Size
1 Cookie
Amount per Serving
Calories
153.8
% Daily Value*
Fat
10.1
g
16
%
Saturated Fat
6.1
g
38
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
2.4
g
Carbohydrates
14.1
g
5
%
Fiber
0.5
g
2
%
Sugar
5.3
g
6
%
Protein
1.8
g
4
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition value, where given, is not always accurate. Please also check your ingredient labels.