Chocolate Espresso Shortbread

Total Time: 24 mins Preparation Time: 12 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder, dutch-processed
• 2 tablespoons espresso (not instant, use the fine ground)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 8 ounces butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 whisk together flour, cocoa, espresso, salt and baking soda.
• 3 cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. add vanilla and mix briefly.
• 4 add dry ingredients, put shield on mixer and start low. mix till just blended.
• 5 roll dough into walnut sized balls. place on silpat lined sheet and flatten slightly with hand or bottom of glass dipped in sugar.
• 6 bake about 12 minutes.
• 7 cool 5 minutes and tranfer to racks to cool completely.