Ghirardelli Milk Chocolate Shortbread Cookies

Total Time: 23 mins Preparation Time: 8 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 3 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• semisweet chocolate chunks (or drops) or milk chocolate pieces (or drops)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f line 2-3 cookie sheets with parchment.
• 2 cream butter and vanilla with mixer. in a separate bowl, sift together powdered sugar, cornstarch, flour and salt. gradually add dry ingredients to butter, beating constantly on high until the batter is the consistency of whipped butter (about 5 minutes).
• 3 drop dough by heaping teaspoons onto prepared cookie sheets. bake for about 15 minutes, or until cookies begin to turn golden on edges.
• 4 immediately after removing cookies from oven, press one chocolate piece into the center of each cookie. cool completely.
• 5 enjoy with milk!