Chocolate Almond Shortbread

Yield: about 1 1/2 dozen

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 3 ounces milk chocolate (melted)
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup chopped almonds, roasted

Instructions

1. Cream butter until fluffy; beat in sugar. Stir in chocolate. Gradually beat in the flour. Stir in almonds.
2. Pat dough into a 1/2 inch thick rectangle on an ungreased baking stone. Prick top all over with a fork. Score top with a knife tip into serving size squares.
3. Bake in preheated oven at 350 degrees F until firm and delicately browned (about 30 minutes).
4. Cool slightly on the baking stone and then remove to a wire rack.

Attribution

Recipe credit: Pampered Chef