This marries delicious buttery shortbread with chocolate chips. Super quick and easy to make, and great if you need something in quantity as it makes two pans.Plan Ahead Note: the butter needs to be softened to room temperature.
In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, salt, sugar, and vanilla.
Combine 1 cup of the flour and the chocolate chips in the bowl of a food processor and process until the chocolate is chopped into small, individual bits.
Beat the remaining 1 ⅓ cups flour and the flour/chocolate mixture into the butter/sugar mixture until well combined.
Divide the dough in half and press it into the prepared pans, smoothing the surface with your fingers.
Prick the dough all over with a fork.
Bake the pans at 300° for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown on the edges.
Remove it from the oven and loosen the edges with a table knife.
Wait for 5 minutes and then carefully turn out the shortbread onto a clean cutting board.
Using a sharp knife, cut each round into 12 pieces while the shortbread is still warm.
Transfer the pieces to a wire rack to cool.
Notes
Recipe from The King Arthur Flour Cookie Companion.