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    Ruby Chocolate Shortbread Cookies

    Published: January 14, 2021 | Last Modified: August 9, 2022 by Gail Ng | 1 Comment

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    These ruby chocolate shortbread cookies have a buttery and crumbly shortbread base, speckled with chunks of both ruby chocolate and dark chocolate, and sprinkled with flaky salt.

    These are the kind of cookies I dream about weeks after eating them. Ruby chocolate might be a little gimmicky to some but clearly the marketing and pretty pink colour has gotten the best of me but I'm not mad about it at all.

    I love the light fruity taste of ruby chocolate paired with the deep taste of dark chocolate in the same way I've always loved chocolate oranges. Shortbread is the perfect vessel for these chocolate chunks. The way this shortbread is cut from a log, "reveals" the chocolate chunks and brings them to the surface of each cookie. Once the salted, crumbly shortbread melts away in your mouth, you get a bite of both dark and fruity chocolates. It really has everything!

    A tray of ruby chocolate shortbread cookies

    What is ruby chocolate?

    Ruby chocolate is millennial pink-hued chocolate, made with a shortened processing technique, patented by Callebaut, that causes cocoa beans to retain their natural red-purple colour after being fermented and treated with an acid.

    Ruby chocolate has a mild, fruity, sweet and sour taste. It's similar to the taste of raspberries mixed with white chocolate, although there are no fruit or flavourings added to true ruby chocolate.

    How to make ruby chocolate shortbread cookies

    Beat the butter and sugars: In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat in the brown sugar and powdered sugar until creamy, about 2 minutes. Add in the vanilla extract and do a quick mix to combine.

    Mix in the dry ingredients: Add in the flour and salt and mix at low speed to combine.

    Mixing flour and sugar into butter in a mixing bowl

    Mix in the chocolate: Before the flour is completed mixed in, add the chopped ruby chocolate and dark chocolate and finish mixing at low speed.

    Mixing chopped chocolate into cookie dough

    Roll cookie dough into logs: Turn the cookie dough out onto a sheet of plastic wrap. Press the dough together with your hands to form a cylindrical, log shape with flattened ends. Loosely fold over the plastic wrap and roll the log against the countertop with your hands until your log is about 12" in length and 2" in width (diameter). Cut the log in half for easier storage and wrap both logs in plastic wrap.

    Chill dough until solid: Chill in the fridge for at least 1 hour or overnight until they are solid throughout. 

    Slicing shortbread cookies from dough logs

    Slice cookie discs: Preheat oven to 350F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Use a serrated knife to cut the log into ½" thick discs by grasping one end firmly and sawing the knife back and forth. Place cookies on the baking sheet ½"-1" apart.

    Bake cookies: Bake for about 15 minutes or until the edges become golden brown. Sprinkle cookies with flaky salt while they're still warm. Let cookies cool completely before enjoying them as they need time to set.

    A bite taken out of a ruby chocolate shortbread cookie

    Tips for making the best chocolate shortbread cookies

    • Use a high quality butter. Butter is the main ingredient in shortbread cookies and it's also what makes them taste so delicious, buttery, and crumbly. You'll want to use a quality butter made from milk of grass-fed cows.
    • Chill the cookie dough logs until they are solid throughout. This will make it easier to cut through. Chill them standing up vertically on one end to prevent warping the round shape.
    • Use a sharp, serrated knife to cut the cookie dough in a sawing motion. Just be patient and go slowly to make a straight cut.
    • If your cookie discs crack or break apart after slicing, just press them back together or use excess bits of dough to patch up uneven areas.
    • Bake the cookies straight from the fridge. No need to thaw the cookie dough after chilling or freezing. This helps the cookies retain their shape. Keep the cookie rounds in the fridge while waiting for your first batch to bake.

    How to store shortbread cookies

    Shortbread cookie dough (either the whole log or cut cookies) can be stored in the fridge for up to 3 days or frozen for up to 3 months.

    Baked shortbread cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for about 1 week or frozen for 3 weeks.

    Other cookie recipes to try

    • Hazelnut Linzer Cookies
    • Fig & Speculoos Cookie Butter Cookies
    • Toasted Pistachio Dark Chocolate Cookies
    • Salted Chocolate Sablé Cookies
    • Matcha White Chocolate Cookies

    Recipe

    A tray of ruby chocolate shortbread cookies

    Ruby Chocolate Shortbread Cookies

    Author: Gail Ng
    Buttery and crumbly shortbread cookies with chunks of fruity ruby chocolate and dark chocolate and topped with flaky salt, as always
    5 from 42 votes
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    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 30 minutes mins
    Chilling Time 1 hour hr
    Total Time 1 hour hr 45 minutes mins
    Yield 24 cookies
    Category Desserts
    Cuisine American

    Ingredients
      

    • 225 g unsalted butter, softened
    • 50 g brown sugar
    • 50 g powdered sugar
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 260 g all-purpose flour
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 150 g mixture of ruby chocolate & dark chocolate, roughly chopped (use any ratio you prefer - I used 70g ruby and 80g dark chocolate)

    Instructions
     

    • In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat in the brown sugar and powdered sugar until creamy, about 2 minutes. Add in the vanilla extract and do a quick mix to combine.
    • Add in the flour and salt and mix at low speed to combine. Before the flour is completed mixed in, add the chopped chocolate and finish mixing at low speed.
    • Turn the cookie dough out onto a sheet of plastic wrap. Press the dough together with your hands to form a cylindrical, log shape. Loosely fold over the plastic wrap and roll the log against the countertop with your hands until your log is about 12" in length and 2" in width (diameter). Cut the log in half for easier storage and wrap both logs in plastic wrap. Chill in the fridge for at least 1 hour or overnight until they are solid throughout. 
    • Preheat oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Use a serrated knife to cut the log into ½" thick discs by grasping one end firmly and sawing the knife back and forth. Place cookies on the baking sheet ½"-1" apart.
    • Bake for about 15 minutes or until the edges become golden brown. Sprinkle cookies with flaky salt while they're still warm. Let cookies cool completely before enjoying them as they need time to set.

    Notes

    • Note that the deep pink colour of ruby chocolate fades slightly to a pastel pink colour through the baking process.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 161kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 52mg | Potassium: 62mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 237IU | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1mg
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    1. Laurina

      August 10, 2021 at 3:31 pm

      5 stars
      Really delicious, especially with the salt. Don't make my mistake and chop the chocolate too finely. It will still be delicious, of course, but the pretty pink of the ruby chocolate basically disappeared, which is half of the fun. On the other hand, parts of my cookie caramelized, so this might be a lose-win type of situation.

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