Mocha Shortbread Wedges

Name: Mocha Shortbread Wedges
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon finely ground coffee beans, preferably espresso; 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened; 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar, plus more for sprinkling

A buttery mocha-flavored cookie, what could be sweeter?

Source: Martha Stewart Living, October/November 1993

Servings

Ingredients

1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon finely ground coffee beans, preferably espresso
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
1/3 cup confectioners' sugar, plus more for sprinkling

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Sift together flour, cocoa, and salt. Stir in coffee, and set aside.
2. Beat butter until smooth. Add sugar, and beat well. Add flour mixture, and beat until combined.
3. Pat dough into an ungreased 8-inch round pan. Bake until firm, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove shortbread from oven, let sit for 5 minutes, then cut into wedges. Let cool completely. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar before serving.

Cook's Notes

This not-too-sweet shortbread can also be rolled out and cut, but baking it in a pan and cutting while warm is faster and easier.

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lilbeautysmom

17 NOV, 2011

Actually the only thing that seems incorrect in this recipe is the amount of salt - 1 tsp is too much, 1/2 tsp would be far better. I had trouble during the mixing with it being crumbly but patience gave it a chance to come together. I thought that adding the powered sugar on the top balanced out any bitterness.
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tsmcleod

18 OCT, 2011

I was really disappointed with this recipe. It turned into a big crumbly mess. I can't even lift a cookie from the plate and into my mouth without it falling apart. :(
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cybrcook

27 SEP, 2011

ANOTHER DISASTER when will we all learn NEVER to trust these recipes??!!! There have been more terrible ones than good over many years. You'd think they'd test these before publishing but obviopusly MS is more interested in VOLUME than quality. Stay away from them-just use them for design--that's what I do! Not even worth attempting-a complete waste of time, ingredients. Known to be bad.
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palassisdean

27 SEP, 2011

Oh my goodness.....so bitter! This was horrible! I had to lay them in powdered sugar and sift some on top and they are still bitter. Definitely will NOT be making this again.
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AKittyJohnson

27 APR, 2009

What do you expect? It's shortbread. Did crumble during mixing/assembly or rolling/baking/cutting? Could just be an issue of technique and not recipe.
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SunshineBee

8 APR, 2008

I just tried the recipe and I can't beleive that something this aweful is on this website. It crumbles, its very dry, and not very tasty either.
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clth

29 DEC, 2007

being a recipe from Martha I trusted it......... big mistake!!! this stuff crumbles
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