Shortbread Fingers Recipe

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Shortbread Fingers
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Ingredients
5
Count
Nutrition
959
Calories
Total time
135
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
  • 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
  • pinch salt

Directions:

  1. Cream the butter and sugar until smooth. Add the flour and salt and work the mixture with your fingers or a pastry blender until all the flour is incorporated. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours.
  2. When you're ready to bake, preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. On a lightly floured surface, roll half the dough until it's 1/4-inch thick. Using a small knife, cut out finger-sized strips, about 3 inches tall, rounding each finger at the top as shown. Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Roll and cut the second half of the dough, and place the baking sheets in the refrigerator for 10 minutes. You can gather together scraps and re-roll them.
  3. Bake for 15 minutes, until the shortbread is very lightly golden. Do not let the cookies brown. Remove to a wire rack and cool.
  4. When the cookies are completely cool, melt the chocolate chips in the microwave in a heatproof bowl for 1 minutes. The chips may look unmelted, but stir them with a spoon to see if they have actually softened before putting them in for another minute, if necessary.
  5. Spoon the melted chocolate into a zipper-lock bag. Seal the bag, pressing out any air. Use a toothpick to make a very tiny hole in one corner of the bag to release a thin stream of chocolate for writing. Decorate the fingers by piping a fingernail at the rounded end, and three horizontal lines to mark the joint at mid-finger. Decorate tombstones with crosses and writing as desired. Allow the chocolate to set before stacking the cookies.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 959.45 Kcal (4017 kJ)
Calories from fat 451.13 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 50.13g 77%
Cholesterol 60.74mg 20%
Sodium 53.1mg 2%
Potassium 74.26mg 2%
Total Carbs 136.52g 46%
Sugars 76.01g 304%
Dietary Fiber 6.31g 25%
Protein 6.53g 13%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 9%
Iron 5.9mg 33%
Calcium 16.2mg 2%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 458.68 Kcal (1920 kJ)
Calories from fat 215.67 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 23.96g 77%
Cholesterol 29.04mg 20%
Sodium 25.39mg 2%
Potassium 35.5mg 2%
Total Carbs 65.27g 46%
Sugars 36.34g 304%
Dietary Fiber 3.02g 25%
Protein 3.12g 13%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 9%
Iron 2.8mg 33%
Calcium 7.7mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 22.6
    Points
  • 28
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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