Shortbread Mug Lid Cookies
Shortbread mug lid cookies - very easy to make, wrap them up with a pretty mug and give them to friends and family as gifts!
Ingredients
- 2 cups+1 tablespoon (250 g) all-purpose flour
- 3.2 oz (90 g) butter cold and diced
- ½ cup + ½ tablespoon (85 g) icing sugar powdered sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- a pinch of salt
- ¼ cup (40 g) hazelnuts
- 1.4 oz (40 g) dark chocolate
Instructions
- Place the butter and flour in a food processor and pulse until you have a sandy mixture.
- Transfer to a large bowl, add the icing sugar, egg, lemon zest and salt.
- Mix the ingredients with your hands then turn the mixture onto a work surface and knead until you have a smooth dough.
- Wrap the dough with cling film and let it rest in the fridge for 30 minutes.
- Roll out the dough about 0.19 inches (½ cm) thick and use a round cookie cutter to make the lids.
- Roll the remaining dough into small logs, 2.5 inches (6 cm) long and curve them. These are the handles on top of the lids.
- Place the lids on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and attach the handle in the middle of the cookie. Put a piece of rolled parchment paper underneath the handle and keep it there until the cookies are out of the oven.
- Chill the cookies for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 347°F (175°C).
- Bake the shortbread mug lid cookies for 15 minutes or until lightly golden, remove and place on a wire rack to cool.
- Don't switch off the oven as you have to toast the hazelnuts.
- Spread the hazelnuts in a single layer on a baking sheet and toast until the skins are mostly split and the nuts are light golden brown and fragrant (about 15 minutes).
- Remove from the oven and rub the hazelnuts until the loose skins come off.
- Let them cool completely and pulse in a food processor until chopped.
- Melt the chocolate in the microwave.
- With a small brush, spread the melted chocolate all around the side of the cookie then roll in the chop hazelnuts.
- Put the shortbread mug lid cookies on a wire rack to dry.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 211kcal | Carbohydrates: 27.5g | Protein: 3.3g | Fat: 9.6g | Saturated Fat: 4.6g | Cholesterol: 31.8mg | Sodium: 7.2mg | Fiber: 1.1g | Sugar: 10.9g
