Comments on: espresso-chocolate shortbread cookies

By: Kimberley

Kimberley — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:32:47 +0000

Hello, long time lurker and baker, first time comment-maker.
Oh my, these were delicious! I’m still working on my finesse in the kitchen when it comes to making things look pretty and perfectly consistent like yours but the flavour was amazing even though I changed it up a little by using fresh espresso and not instant.
Thank you!

By: michelle

michelle — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:40:53 +0000

I couldn’t find instant espresso, so I used real espresso but only used half. The cookies definitely needed to have more coffee taste. Next time I will try the full tablespoon. Otherwise they were very delish

By: jori

jori — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:37:24 +0000

I’ve now made my third batch of these in less than 10 days. Hungry over-worked medical residents? Loved them. Holiday party with friends? Gone in record-time (after freezing a baked batch and thawing them in the fridge overnight… tasted like fresh-baked). And now? A brand-new batch wrapped up and ready to go to Chicago for a chocolate-and-coffee-addicted father-in-law. Amazing!!!

By: Eliza

Eliza — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 21:26:20 +0000

We just made these for Santa and they’re AWESOME. I chopped up some Hershey’s chips instead of minis. Thanks!

By: Joy in DC

Joy in DC — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:36:06 +0000

With only one stick of butter left in my fridge, I whipped these up as a half-batch (halving everything in the recipe, of course) and used the slice-and-bake method (vs. the roll-out-in-a-bag method). It worked well, although the mini chocolate chips I used sometimes crumbled out in the slicing (no biggie with a bit of reshaping). Thanks for the recipe!

By: amy

amy — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 06:16:11 +0000

So, if one were to freeze shortbread before baking, would they defrost when ready to bake or just bake a little longer?

By: ceecee

ceecee — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:57:48 +0000

I made these a few days – everyone loved them! Just a note that my dough was not stickey at all but still turned out perfectly! I also have a bag of toffee bits and plan to try them in the recipe this weekend.

By: Smartgirl

Smartgirl — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:05:48 +0000

These were bland and not very good at all. I had to drizzle chocolate over them just to make them taste good….

By: Danni

Danni — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 21:55:40 +0000

I just found your site and made these cookies. They are hands down the best shortbread I’ve had and I’ve been baking for a lot of years. Taking these to a party tonight with lots of Starbucks employees attending and I know they will be a huge hit. Thank you, thank you!

By: Jean

Jean — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 10:33:16 +0000

I just made these and I think I’m in love. That ziploc idea…it’s genius! Especially compared to the huge mess I made with gingerbread the other week.