Mocha-Chocolate Shortbread Squares

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

Source: Southern Living

Categories: Cookie Bars

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 powdered sugar
  • 2 tsp. instant coffee granules
  • 2/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 cup (6 oz.) semisweet chocolate morsels
  • Chocolate morsels (optional), melted

Directions

  1. Combine first 3 ingredients; add butter and vanilla, and beat at low speed with an electric mixer until blended. Stir in 1 cup chocolate morsels.
  2. Press dough into an ungreased 9-inch square pan; prick dough with a fork.
  3. Bake at 325 degrees for 20 minutes or until lightly browned. Cut into small squares while warm. Drizzle with melted chocolate, if desired.

  4. makes 25 squares

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