Olive Oil Shortbread with Rosemary and Chocolate Chunks

• portionen: makes about 2 dozen cook

Zutaten

1½ cups (195 grams) all-purpose flour

½ cup (60 grams) powdered sugar

2 tablespoons (25 grams), plus 1 teaspoon (5 grams) raw (turbinado) sugar

½ teaspoon fine sea salt

½ cup (120 ml) mild olive oil

1 teaspoon finely minced fresh rosemary leaves

½ cup (85 grams) semisweet chocolate, chopped into small dice

1 egg white, beaten until loose (optional)

Anweisungen

Heat the oven to 325 degrees.

In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons turbinado sugar, and salt.

Add the olive oil and rosemary, and stir to combine.

Add the chocolate chunks and stir again. Gather the dough with your hands into one mass.

Roll out the dough to an 8- to 9-inch roundish slab between two sheets of parchment paper.

Remove the top sheet and use the bottom to slide the cookie round onto the back of a large baking sheet.

If desired (it merely provides a little shine) brush the cookie with the egg white.

Sprinkle with remaining 1 teaspoon coarse sugar.

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes.

Slide the cookie round carefully onto a cutting board while the cookie is still totally hot. Cut with a sharp, thin knife into desired shape(s). Cool completely, then separate.

Notizen

From: Smitten Kitchen Every Day by Deb Perelman

Do Ahead: This dough keeps well in the freezer. Baked cookies keep for 2 weeks in an airtight tin at room temperature.

For a milder flavor, replace half of the oil with a neutral/flavorless one. You can cut this into shapes with cookie cutters, too, but the chocolate provides a little resis- tance.