Description
Sweet white chocolate cherry shortbread cookies merge classic Scottish baking with modern dessert elegance. Crisp buttery rounds studded with tart cherries and creamy white chocolate chips offer a delightful treat you cannot resist.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 cups (240 grams) flour
- 1 cup (227 grams) butter, softened
- 1/2 cup (100 grams) sugar
Chocolate and Fruit:
- 1/2 cup (85 grams) white chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup (75 grams) chopped cherries (fresh or dried)
Instructions
- Prepare the dough by blending flour, softened butter, and sugar in a spacious mixing vessel until a cohesive mixture forms.
- Gently fold white chocolate chips and diced cherries throughout the dough, ensuring even distribution of ingredients.
- Create uniform spherical portions of dough, positioning them methodically on a lined baking sheet with adequate spacing.
- Delicately press each dough ball using fingertips or a fork, transforming them into gentle disc shapes approximately 1/2 inch thick.
- Position the baking sheet in a preheated oven at 350°F (175°C), allowing cookies to transform for 12-14 minutes until edges acquire a soft golden hue.
- Remove from oven and permit cookies to rest on the baking sheet for 3-4 minutes, facilitating initial stabilization.
- Carefully transfer cookies to a wire cooling rack, allowing them to reach complete ambient temperature and achieve optimal texture.
- Optional: Dust with powdered sugar or drizzle melted white chocolate for enhanced visual appeal and additional sweetness.
Notes
- Ensure butter is softened at room temperature for easier mixing and smoother dough consistency.
- Chop dried cherries finely to distribute evenly throughout the cookie, preventing large chunky bits.
- Use high-quality white chocolate chips for richer flavor and better melting properties.
- For gluten-free option, substitute all-purpose flour with almond or gluten-free blend to maintain cookie’s delicate texture.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 14 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 150 kcal
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 35 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 1.5 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg