Dessert for 16

Peppermint Chocolate Shortbread

Name: Peppermint Chocolate Shortbread
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 16 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1/4 cup powdered sugar; 1/3 cup mini real semi-sweet chocolate chips; 1 tbsp finely crushed peppermint candy; 1/2 tsp vanilla; 1/4 tsp peppermint extract; 1/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips; 2 tbsp butter; 1 tbsp finely crushed candy canes

$1.15for 425 minServes 16

Buttery peppermint shortbread holds chocolate chips, then gets dipped in melted chocolate and sprinkled with candy.

Photo: the-girl-who-ate-everything.com

What it costs

Pick your city to see which ingredients are on sale

Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Butter, 5 oz$0.40/oz typical	5 oz	$2.00Typical price
	Chocolate chips and baking chocolate, 4 oz$0.45/oz typical	4 oz	$1.80Typical price
	Marshmallows and candy, a little$0.25/oz typical	a little	$0.06Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$4.61

Swaps

Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

FlourSyrups, molasses, powdered sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa

Not included in the cost.

25 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
16servings as written
$typical cost tier

American Vegetarian Kid-friendly Budget Desserts

Typical price

$0.29 per serving$1.15 for 4

City Store

Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1/3 cup mini real semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 tbsp finely crushed peppermint candy
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp peppermint extract
1/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 tbsp butter
1 tbsp finely crushed candy canes

Steps

Heat the oven to 350°F and grease a baking sheet with cooking oil.
Beat the butter and powdered sugar until smooth, then mix in the vanilla and peppermint extract.
Stir in the flour, crushed peppermint candy, and one-third cup chocolate chips until a soft dough forms.
Shape the dough into 16 small rounds on the baking sheet and flatten them slightly.
Bake for 12 to 14 minutes until the edges are lightly golden, then cool completely.
Melt the remaining chocolate chips with 2 tablespoons butter in a small pan over low heat.
Dip each cookie in the melted chocolate and sprinkle with the remaining crushed candy.