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    Chocolate chip and brazil nut cookies

    Published: Mar 14, 2022 · Modified: May 30, 2024 by VJ · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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    Treat the family to these chocolate chip and brazil nut cookies. They are chocolatey, they are nutty, and with only 5 ingredients, they are super simple to make too. If you like shortbread, I'm sure you are going to love these cookies.

    Chocolate chip and brazil nut cookies on a doily next to a cup of tea.

    This recipe is based on my shortbread stars recipe, but I've added the chocolate chips and brazil nuts for extra taste and crunch.

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    • Ingredients
    • What to do
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    • 📋The recipe

    Easy shortbread cookies

    Just take a bite of one of these little chocolate chip and brazil nut cookies and I think you'll love them as much as I do. Not only do they make the perfect tea-time treat, but they are ideal for snacking on when the sweet cravings hit.

    They are packed with chocolate chips and chopped brazil nuts, which pair beautifully with the buttery shortbread base.

    Chocolate and brazil nuts go so well together (I'm thinking here of the chocolate-coated brazil nuts that you can find in supermarkets if you're lucky). I always snap up a bag of them when I can find them. And it got me thinking - what would this combination be like in a biscuit?

    Well, I'm here to tell you now that the combination of chocolate chips and brazil nuts works so well, and they couldn't be easier to make.

    With only 5 ingredients, including the chocolate and nuts, these cookies practically mix themselves!

    Close up of chocolate chip brazil nut cookies.

    Ingredients

    **You can find the complete recipe for chocolate chip brazil nut cookies, including exact ingredient measurements and full instructions on the printable recipe card at the end of this post**

    This is the equipment you will need:

    • Mixing bowl
    • Food processor - this is used for mixing the flour with the butter. If you don't have a food processor, use a large mixing bowl and rub the butter into the flour using your hands instead.
    • Baking sheet - unless you have a really large baking sheet you will probably need 2. Or you can cook two batches of cookies one after the other.
    Ingredients for choc-chip brazil nut cookies.
    • Flour - this is plain flour - there is no leavening agent in these cookies.
    • Sugar - caster sugar is preferred as it dissolves more easily but you can substitute it with granulated sugar.
    • Butter - to add the buttery flavour to the shortbread. If you use unsalted butter then you may like to add half a teaspoon of salt to the recipe. For easy mixing, ensure the butter is at room temperature.
    • Chocolate chips - these are found in the baking aisle of any supermarket.
    • Brazil nuts - these should be coarsely chopped. You can substitute with other unsalted nuts such as pistachios or pecans.

    What to do

    Steps for mixing the cookie dough.

    Step 1 - Mix

    • Place the flour, sugar and butter into a food processor fitted with a metal blade and process until all the butter has been incorporated and the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. If you don't have a food processor you can use your fingers to rub the butter into the flour and sugar.
    • Tip the mixture into a mixing bowl and add the chocolate chips and the nuts.
    • Now you need to get your hands in and squeeze the dough until it starts to come together and hold its shape. You may think it will never come together, but persevere and it will form a dough eventually.
    • If you are struggling to get the dough to come together, add water, one tablespoon at a time, but don't overdo it. The dough should be very firm, and not at all sticky.
    Steps for forming the cookies.

    Step 2 - roll and slice

    • Divide the dough in half and roll each piece into a sausage shape.
    • Wrap each sausage in greaseproof paper or clingfilm and place in the refrigerator to chill for 30 minutes.
    • This step is important as it allows the butter time to firm up.
    • Once the dough has chilled, unroll the wrapping and cut the dough into approximately 1cm slices. You should get 30 cookies from this mixture, depending on how thick you make the sausage shape. Mine rolls were about 1.5 inches in diameter.
    Two baking trays, one with unbaked cookies and the other with baked cookies.

    Step 3 - Bake

    • Arrange the cookies on a baking tray lined with baking parchment. If you don't have baking parchment rub the tray with a little butter or oil to prevent the cookies from sticking.
    • Place the baking tray into a preheated oven (190 degrees Celsius / 375 degrees Fahrenheit) and bake the cookies for 12 to 15 minutes. They will be done when they start to turn brown around the edges.
    • Remove the tray from the oven and transfer the cookies to a cooling rack until they are cold. They will harden on cooling.
    A choc-chip brazil nut cookie being lifted from a plate.

    Store the cookies in an air-tight container.

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    Freezing and storage

    The unbaked cookie dough can be frozen for up to 4 months.

    Place the wrapped rolls of dough into a plastic bag before freezing.

    To use, allow to defrost on the counter and then slice and bake as per the recipe instructions.

    Store the baked cookies in an airtight container. They will stay fresh for up to 5 days.

    Save for later

    If you would like to make these chocolate chip brazil nut cookies, why not save the recipe to one of your Pinterest boards so you can find it easily? Just click on the image below.

    Alternatively, you can save the recipe by clicking on the floating heart icon on the right-hand side of the screen.

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    📋The recipe

    Chocolate chip and brazil nut cookies on a doily next to a cup of tea.

    Chocolate chip brazil nut cookies

    Treat the family to these chocolate chip and brazil nut cookies. They are chocolatey, they are nutty, and with only 5 ingredients, they are super simple to make too. If you like shortbread, I'm sure you are going to love these cookies.
    Recipe by: Veronica
    Baking, Cookies
    British
    Calories 85
    Prep 20 minutes minutes
    Chilling time 30 minutes minutes
    Cook 15 minutes minutes
    Total Time 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes
    Servings: 30 cookies
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    Equipment

    • 1 Mixing bowl
    • 1 Food processor optional
    • 2 Baking sheets

    Ingredients

    • 1¼ cups / 175 grams plain flour
    • ¼ cup / 60 grams caster sugar or white granulated sugar
    • ½ cup / 120 grams butter
    • ½ cup milk chocolate chips
    • ½ cup chopped brazil nuts

    Instructions

    • Place the flour, sugar, and butter into a food processor fitted with a metal blade and process until all the butter has been incorporated and the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. If you don't have a food processor use a mixing bowl and use your fingers to rub the butter into the flour and sugar.
      1¼ cups / 175 grams plain flour, ¼ cup / 60 grams caster sugar, ½ cup / 120 grams butter
    • Tip the mixture into a mixing bowl and add the chocolate chips and the nuts.
      ½ cup milk chocolate chips, ½ cup chopped brazil nuts
    • Now you need to get your hands in and squeeze the dough until it starts to come together and hold its shape. You may think it will never come together, but just persevere and it will form a dough eventually. (See notes)
    • Divide the dough in half and roll each piece into a sausage shape.
    • Wrap each sausage in greaseproof paper or clingfilm and place in the refrigerator to chill for 30 minutes.
    • When the dough has chilled, preheat the oven to 190°C / 375°F
    • Once the dough has chilled, unroll the wrapping and cut the dough into approximately 1cm slices. You should get 30 cookies from this mixture, depending on how thick you make the sausage shape.
    • Arrange the cookies on a baking tray lined with baking parchment. If you don't have baking parchment rub the tray with a little butter or oil to prevent the cookies from sticking.
    • Place the baking tray into the preheated oven and bake the cookies for 12 to 15 minutes. They will be done when they start to turn brown around the edges.
    • Remove the tray from the oven and transfer the cookies to a cooling rack until they are cold. They will harden on cooling.

    Notes

    If you are struggling to get the dough to come together, add milk or water, one tablespoon at a time, but don't overdo it. The dough should be very firm, and not at all sticky.
    The unbaked cookie dough can be frozen for up to 4 months.
    Place the wrapped rolls of dough into a plastic bag before freezing.
    To use, allow to defrost on the counter and then slice and bake as per the recipe instructions.
    Store the baked cookies in an airtight container. They will stay fresh for up to 5 days.
    Nutrition is per cookie based on a yield of 36 cookies.

    Nutrition

    Calories - 85kcal | Carbohydrates - 9.9g | Protein - 1.1g | Fat - 4.8g | Saturated Fat - 2.5g | Cholesterol - 6mg | Sodium - 17mg | Potassium - 37mg | Fiber - 0.4g | Sugar - 6.6g | Calcium - 14mg

    I am not a nutritionist. The nutrition information has been calculated using an on-line calculator, and is intended for information and guidance purposes only. If the nutrition information is important to you, you should consider calculating it yourself, using your preferred tool.

    Unless otherwise stated, a cup is the standard US cup containing 240 ml. In all my recipes this cup is assumed to hold 140g of flour. For help converting other ingredients between cups, grams, ounces and other measures, see my recipe conversion calculator.
    All my recipes are developed and tested at sea-level. For tips on adjusting recipes for high altitudes see my post on baking at high altitudes.
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