Shortbreads with Dark Chocolate Frosting Recipe

Ingredients

• One year ago: Cherry Lemon Rosemary Shortbread Cookies
• Two years ago: Lemon Raspberry Squares
• Three years ago: Straw-Raspberry Basil Fruit Leather
• Four years ago: Angelic Cherry Mousse Cloud Cake with Mascarpone Whipped Cream
• Shortbreads with Dark Chocolate Frosting
• Recipe by: Adapted from the shortbreads recipe by Baking Bites
• Yield: 25 bars
• What’s better than buttery, thick shortbread bars? Buttery, thick shortbread bars with rich dark chocolate frosting, of course!
• Shortbread Ingredients:
• 3 cups flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter (I use Plugrá), chilled
• Frosting Ingredients:
• 7 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 7 tablespoons warm water
• 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 8 ounces dark chocolate chips (I use Ghirardelli 60% cacao chips), melted and cooled
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