Description
Delicate chocolate dipped rose petal shortbread cookies blend delightful French and Middle Eastern flavors into a sophisticated dessert. Elegant petals and rich chocolate create a sensory experience you will savor with each refined bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ tsp rosewater
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp salt
- 6 oz (170 g) dark or semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
- 2 tbsps edible rose petals
- Gold leaf (optional)
- Sprinkles (optional)
Instructions
- Butter Preparation: Whip softened butter with sugar and salt until light and fluffy, creating a smooth, airy base for the shortbread.
- Flavor Infusion: Blend vanilla and rosewater into the butter mixture, ensuring a fragrant and harmonious distribution of flavors.
- Dough Formation: Gently fold flour into the wet ingredients, mixing just until the dough comes together to maintain a tender texture.
- Dough Chilling: Form the dough into a disc, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate for 30 minutes to firm up and enhance flavor melding.
- Preparation and Baking: Preheat oven to 325F (165C), roll chilled dough to 1/4-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface, and cut into desired shapes using a cookie cutter.
- Cookie Baking: Arrange cookies on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for 12-15 minutes, watching for a delicate golden edge that indicates perfect doneness.
- Cooling Process: Transfer baked cookies to a wire rack, allowing them to cool completely and achieve optimal crispness.
- Chocolate Dipping: Melt chocolate using a double boiler or microwave, stirring frequently to create a smooth, glossy coating.
- Decorative Finishing: Dip each cooled cookie halfway into the melted chocolate, allowing excess to drip off, then immediately sprinkle with edible rose petals.
- Final Setting: Let the chocolate-dipped cookies rest at room temperature or briefly chill in the refrigerator until the chocolate sets completely.
Notes
- Butter Temperature Matters: Ensure butter is softened but not melty for the perfect cloud-like texture, allowing smooth creaming with sugar.
- Gentle Flour Incorporation: Mix flour minimally to maintain the shortbread’s signature tender and crumbly consistency, preventing tough cookies.
- Chill for Precision: Refrigerating dough helps prevent spreading and maintains sharp cookie edges during baking, resulting in uniform shapes.
- Rose Petal Placement: Sprinkle rose petals immediately after chocolate dipping while the coating is still wet, ensuring they adhere perfectly and create a stunning visual presentation.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 25
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 12 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg