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Homemade Fudge Stripe Cookies

If you like the store-bought fudge stripe cookies, this homemade version is better. The base is a simple, buttery shortbread that's tender but sturdy enough for the chocolate coating.
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Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 55 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup + 7 tablespoons unsalted butter 2 3/4 sticks, room temperature
  • 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour plus more for dusting
  • 3/4 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt
  • 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chopped

Instructions

  • Cream butter and vanilla in stand mixer with paddle attachment until smooth.
  • Mix in powdered sugar and salt on low speed until combined.
  • Gradually add flour, mixing on low until dough forms.
  • Place dough in zip-top bag, press out air, and roll to 1/4-inch thickness inside bag.
  • Chill dough in refrigerator for 1 hour.
  • Preheat oven to 350F and line baking sheet with parchment.
  • Cut dough with 2-inch round cutter, then cut small center hole in each cookie.
  • Place cookies on prepared sheet and bake 10 minutes until bottoms are light golden.
  • Cool cookies completely on wire rack.
  • Melt chocolate in microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring between each.
  • Dip cookie bottoms in melted chocolate, place on parchment, refrigerate 10 minutes.
  • Pipe remaining chocolate in stripes across cookie tops.
  • Refrigerate 5 minutes until chocolate sets completely.

Notes

Re-roll scraps as needed. If dough becomes tacky, dust lightly with flour.
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