Chocolate Chip Shortbread – Josephine Myles

I make a batch of these shortbread biscuits every week, and my family can’t get enough of them! Guaranteed to please just about everyone, and simple enough for my daughter to be able to do most of the mixing.

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Makes 40 cookies at 100kcal each.

2 cups (225g) plain flour

½ tsp baking powder

2 sticks (225g) salted butter

½ cup (100g) caster sugar

½ cup (100g) chocolate chips

¾ cup (75g) rolled oats

½ cup (60g) chopped nuts

Method:

Preheat oven to 300 ºF (150ºC)

Sift the flour and baking powder into a bowl, then set aside.

In a different bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy.

Add the flour a little at a time and gradually mix together with a wooden spoon to make a stiff dough.

Stir in the chocolate chips, rolled oats and half the nuts. Mix by hand if the dough is too stiff for a spoon.

Roll into walnut sized balls, and space evenly on ungreased baking sheets. Press down on top to flatten slightly. Sprinkle on the remaining nuts and press down lightly.

Bake for 15-20 minutes.

Leave on the baking sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack and leave to cool.

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