Chocolate Chip Shortbread Biscuits - 4 ingredients

Chocolate Chip Shortbread Biscuits - 4 ingredients - fool proof recipe

Makes approx 14 shortbread's

INGREDIENTS

100g castor sugar

200g butter, softened

300g plain white flour

1/4 cup of chocolate chips

METHOD

1. Preheat oven to 200c / 180 fan / gas 6 and line a baking tray with baking paper

2. Beat together the sugar and butter in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy.

3. Stir in half the flour until combined, then add the remaining flour and use your hands to bring it all together

4. Add your chocolate chips and continue to use your hands to bring the dough into a rough ball

5. Roll your dough into a fat sausage shape, roughly 5cm in diameter. Wrap your dough tightly in some clingfilm, and place in the fridge for a minimum of an hour or until solid

6. Unwrap your dough and slice your dough into 14 rounds, place on your prepared baking tray and bake in oven on middle shelf for approx 15-20 minutes, or until edges are beginning to go brown, but the tops of biscuits remain pale

7. Leave to cool for a minute or two, then place on a cooling rack to cool completely

These shortbread will keep up to a week in a sealed container

If you didn't want to use all your dough it can be frozen, and then you can just slice of a shortbread as when you fancy one

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