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Chocolate Hazelnut Vanilla Shortbread Biscuits

These shortbread biscuits are dipped in chocolate with chopped hazelnuts sprinkled on top. The biscuits are are soft and buttery with a slight crunch that comes from the chopped hazelnuts.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time12 minutes
Total Time22 minutes
Servings: 16 servings
Calories: 167kcal

Ingredients

  • 200g plain flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon bicarbonate soda
  • 90g caster sugar
  • 145g unsalted butter soft
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 125g chocolate milk chocolate, dark chocolate or a mixture of both
  • 45g hazelnuts chopped

Instructions

  • Add the flour, salt and bicarbonate soda to a bowl and whisk them together and set aside. To a stand mixer bowl, add the sugar and butter then using a paddle attachment, cream them together until light and fluffy. You can also use a hand mixer for this step. Mix in the vanilla extract then add in the dry ingredients and continue to mix until a dough forms. Bring the dough together, wrap in clingfilm and place in the fridge for 25 minutes.
  • Preheat the oven to gas mark 4/350oF/180oC/160oC fan then remove the dough from the fridge. Lightly, flour a clean surface then roll out the dough to around ½ cm in thickness. Using a 7cm cutter, cut as many circles as you can and using a spatula, place them on a non-stick baking sheet or a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Bring the scraps together until smooth then reroll and repeat the step until all the dough is used.
  • Bake the biscuits in the oven for 12 - 14 minutes or until the biscuits are lightly golden in colour. When you remove them from the oven, allow the biscuits to sit on the baking sheet for 15 minutes then transfer them to a cooling rack to completely cool.
  • Place the chocolate in a microwavable bowl and melt the chocolate at 20 second increments until mostly melted then remove and mix with a spoon to fully melt. Dip ⅓ of a biscuit into the chocolate or use a small spoon to spread the chocolate onto the biscuit. Allow any excess chocolate to drip off the biscuit then place the biscuit back on the cooling rack and sprinkle on some chopped nuts. Repeat the process with the remaining biscuits then allow the chocolate to set and enjoy.