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COCONUT-CHOCOLATE CHIP SHORTBREAD COOKIES – THE SECRET RECIPE CLUB

April 24, 2012 By Manu 24 Comments

Coconut Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookies

It is time again for the “Secret recipe club” reveal!  I am sure you all know what the club is about, but for the few of you who still don’t know about it, here goes a brief explanation.  It is a great concept… each month you are assigned a participating food blogger to make a recipe from and in turn someone else will be assigned your blog.  All you have to do is choose a recipe, make it and blog about it on the specified date.  The only rule is to keep it a secret!  If you are interested in learning more, or want to join the club, please visit the Secret recipe club website.
The blog I got assigned this month is Lisa’s Authentic Suburban Gourmet.  Lisa is an amazingly talented foodie!  She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and this is how she explains why she chose “Authentic Suburban Gourmet” as the name of her blog: “The name Authentic Suburban Gourmet spawned from being myself and expressing my creativity and thoughts (authentic) through using ingredients and resources that are available [al]most everywhere (suburban) and bringing an elegant, sophisticated touch (gourmet).”  Just by reading this I knew I was in for a treat!  And I was!  She has so many delicious recipes and I love her food styling and photography!  Very elegant indeed.  I had trouble choosing only 1 recipe to make… I was really intrigued by her Churros with Lime sugar and Chocolate but then I saw these cookies and I just could not move on!  I love shortbread yet I had never made it before… so, one thing off my “to try” list.  I loved them!  And so did my girls… in fact, they have been asking me to make more (and I will have to oblige!).  Mine did not come out perfectly cut as the dough got stuck to the pan after I chilled it, so I had a hard time pulling it out, but they tasted amazing!  Thank you so much for sharing such a fantastic recipe Lisa!  Please, make sure you drop by the Authentic Suburban Gourmet and check out Lisa’s beautiful site!

I also want to thank Angie from Big Bear’s Wife who is my group’s hostess for all her help!!!

 

Recipe adapted from Authentic Suburban Gourmet

Ingredients (makes 56 cookies):
220 gms – 8 oz. butter, at room temperature
80 gms – 2/3 cup icing sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
250 gms – 2 cups flour
¼ tsp salt
40 gms – ½ cup shredded coconut (I used fine desiccated coconut)
110 gms – 4 oz. mini semi-sweet chocolate chips (I used bigger chips, but will use smaller ones next time as they definitely make it easier to cut)

Put the butter and icing sugar in the bowl of a mixer with a paddle attachment and beat them on medium speed for about 3 minutes or until the mixture is very smooth.  Add the vanilla extract.  Then reduce the speed to low and add the salt and flour, mixing only until just incorporated.  Add the coconut and mix for a few seconds.  Don’t over mix the dough. Fold in the chocolate chips with a spatula.  Line a 23 x 25 cm (9 x 10 inch) pan with cling wrap and transfer the dough on top of the cling wrap.  Press it with your hands until it is about 5 mm (¼ inch) thick, chill it for 2 hours. NOTE: My dough stuck to the cling wrap (and the cling wrap to the pan)!  So, next time I will use baking paper.

Turn the firm dough on a lightly floured surface and cut the dough into 2.5 cm (1 inch) squares with a sharp knife. Transfer the cookies to a cookie sheet lined with baking paper.  Bake in a preheated fan forced oven at 160°C – 325°F for 18 to 20 minutes.

Rotate the cookie sheets after 9 minutes to ensure even baking.  The cookies should remain pale. Transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.  Enjoy!

Coconut Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookies

Coconut Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookies



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Comments

  1. Kate says

    April 24, 2012 at 3:06 am

    Shortbread is one of my favorites and with coconut and chocolate, how could one resist?! Great SRC selection.

    Reply
  2. Hezzi-D says

    April 24, 2012 at 7:01 am

    Oh yum! I love chocolate, coconut, and shortbread! This looks incredible!

    Reply
  3. Lisa { AuthenticSuburbanGourmet } says

    April 24, 2012 at 7:26 am

    Hello – so glad that you enjoyed them and the site! Thank you for the nice write up – you had me blushing a bit. I look forward to checking out your site for yummy delights! Glad to be part of SRC with you!

    Reply
  4. Kim Bee says

    April 24, 2012 at 10:02 am

    These are such cute cookies. I adore shortbread.

    Reply
  5. Mi Vida en un Dulce says

    April 24, 2012 at 10:19 am

    Do you know I’m a cookie lover? Well, I am, I can’t resist to cookies and when I saw your post I just wanted to eat all of them.
    One day you have to try to make churros, and eat them with chocolate, you will not forget it.

    Reply
  6. Christine @ Christine's Kitchen Chronicles says

    April 24, 2012 at 10:55 am

    Beautiful pictures and delicious looking recipe!

    Reply
  7. Jen @ Jen's Favorite Cookies says

    April 24, 2012 at 11:51 am

    Ooh, yum! Shortbread and chocolate chips… what a great combination! I better pin this one.

    Reply
  8. Gloria says

    April 24, 2012 at 12:53 pm

    I love Lisa’s blog too! Your cookies are so pretty set against an all white landscape. The ribbon is the perfect touch. You would never know you had trouble getting them out of the pan. 😉

    Reply
  9. Vicki Bensinger says

    April 24, 2012 at 1:57 pm

    This secret recipe club is huge. This is the third one in a row I’ve read. I have to say they all have amazing recipes that are making me salivate. These cookies sound heavenly and look beautiful. What a fun group. Thanks sharing.

    Reply
  10. cindy says

    April 24, 2012 at 2:18 pm

    I do love a bite of shortbread! This looks like a recipe I would love to make. Beautiful photos. Great SRC pick.

    Reply
  11. Jolene @ Yummy Inspirations says

    April 24, 2012 at 4:29 pm

    Looks Delicious! Have pinned it!

    Reply
  12. Rachel @ The Avid Appetite says

    April 25, 2012 at 12:58 am

    These are lovely! I adore the way you presented them also with the gorgeous ribbon. Great SRC choice!

    Reply
  13. heidi says

    April 25, 2012 at 3:43 am

    I never tried shortbread, but your pictures sure make me want to – love the presentation and they look so delicious!

    Reply
  14. Debora says

    April 25, 2012 at 7:16 am

    clap clap clap!! applausi ala Manu!! ^_^ copio e incollo.. print!! vrooomm!! ok finito! ahahah 🙂 la provo ^_^

    Reply
  15. Sandra's Easy Cooking says

    April 25, 2012 at 10:03 am

    mmm I can almost taste them! Beautiful photos, Manu and recipe is delicious!

    Reply
  16. Eliot says

    April 25, 2012 at 11:57 am

    Perfect (and delicious) looking shortbreads!

    Reply
  17. Yasmeen @ Wandering Spice says

    April 25, 2012 at 8:56 pm

    How incredibly divine. I’m reluctant to make them, however, knowing the impossibility of resistance! Great to find you through SRC.

    Reply
  18. Giulietta | Alterkitchen says

    April 25, 2012 at 9:56 pm

    Nice shortbread 🙂

    Reply
  19. Avanika {Yumsilicious Bakes} says

    April 26, 2012 at 2:20 am

    These look amazing. Great pick, great pictures.

    Reply
  20. Trisha says

    April 27, 2012 at 10:48 pm

    Manuela, as always, these cookies look gorgeous!

    Reply
  21. Maureen @ Orgasmic Chef says

    April 27, 2012 at 11:54 pm

    These shortbread cookies look wonderful, Manu. Well done! Pretty photos too.

    Reply
  22. Carol says

    June 24, 2013 at 8:47 pm

    Hi Manuela
    I so admire what you have been doing and I simply love all the recipes = I noticed from the pic that vanilla ESSENCE is used = do you not like the vanilla extract? thanks for a marvelous site all the same = I still love you

    Reply
  23. Carol says

    June 24, 2013 at 8:54 pm

    Hi Manuela
    My apologies – the recipe was from Lisa of Authentic Suburban Gourmet = and adapted by you =

    Reply

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