Black And White Shortbread Triangles Recipes

BLACK-AND-WHITE TRIANGLES

Steps:

• Prepare 2 batches of basic shortbread, one plain and one chocolate; for chocolate, sift cocoa powder with the flour and salt.
• Form each dough into a disk; wrap in plastic and refrigerate for at least an hour (or overnight). Roll out plain dough to 1/4-inch thickness; roll out chocolate dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Place plain dough on top of chocolate dough. Cut into 1 1/2-by-3-inch triangles; refrigerate 20 minutes.
• Bake on a cookie sheet until firm and just starting to color, 20 to 25 minutes.

BLACK-AND-WHITE SHORTBREAD TRIANGLES

Steps:

• Butter an 8 1/2-inch cake or springform pan; set aside. Sift together flour and salt into a small bowl; set aside. Place butter in bowl of electric mixer fitted with paddle attachment. Cream until fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Add sugar, and continue to beat until very light in color and fluffy, occasionally scraping down the sides of the bowl with a spatula, about 2 minutes more. Add vanilla, if using. Add flour mixture, and combine on low speed, scraping with spatula if necessary, until flour is just incorporated and dough sticks together when squeezed with fingers.
• Pat dough into prepared pan. If rolling out dough to cut into shapes, form into a flat disk; wrap in plastic. Chill until firm, at least 1 hour.
• Roll basic dough 1/4 inch thick; chill. Roll chocolate dough (see Chocolate Wedges recipe) 1/4 inch thick. Place basic dough on top of chocolate dough. Cut into 1 1/2-by-3-inch triangles; chill. Heat oven to 325 degrees. Bake until firm and just starting to color, 20 to 25 minutes.

RUDOLPH SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• Put the butter, vanilla and sugar in a big mixing bowl and stir together with a wooden spoon until really smooth. Stir in the ground rice first, then the flour. If it starts to get dry, you might need to use your hands to squish everything together to make a smooth dough.
• Put a piece of baking parchment on a baking sheet. Make the dough into a round ball in the middle of the parchment, then use your hands to push it down and flatten it. Get a rolling pin and dust it with some flour so it doesn't stick to the dough. Use the rolling pin to roll the dough out to a big circle.
• Get your 22-23cm round plate, cake tin or cardboard template and place on top of the dough when you've rolled it big enough. Use a cutlery knife to trim round the edges to make a neat circle. Use the offcuts to make smaller biscuits or freeze the dough for another time.
• Use a knife to mark the giant biscuit into 8 smaller wedge-shaped biscuits - pretend you are cutting a pizza into slices but don't actually cut it. Prick lines from the edge to the centre of the dough. Use the back of a fork to press all around the top of the circle along the edge to make a line pattern (it's going to be hair for your reindeer!)
• Cover with cling film and put the tray in the fridge for 30 mins to get cold. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Cook the chilled shortbread for 25 mins until golden. Cool completely on the tray, then use a sharp knife to follow the lines you made with a fork and cut into 8 wedges.
• Mix the icing sugar with 1-2 tsp of water to make a thickish icing. Dunk each red sweet in and use like glue to stick one on the pointy end of each biscuit to make red noses. Dunk in your white sweets or chocolate buttons and stick them 2cm in from the edge at the other end to be eyes. Use the black writing icing tube to add dots to the white eyes, then let all the icing dry and go hard.
• Carefully wrap each biscuit in a square of cellophane or put in a cellophane bag. Twist the middle of a pipe cleaner in a loop around the top of the bag or gathered cellophane to enclose the biscuit. Now twist each end of the pipe cleaner so it looks like the reindeer's antlers. Add labels and give to your friends and family, or hang on the tree. Will keep for up to 3 days in a cool, dry place.

BLACK & WHITE SHORTBREAD WEDGES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on high speed 3 minutes or until light and fluffy. Combine flour and cornstarch. Gradually add to butter mixture, beating until well blended. Stir in chocolate.
• Shape dough into ball, then divide into 3 equal pieces. Flatten 1 piece into 4-inch round on baking sheet. Score into 8 wedges with sharp knife. Repeat with remaining dough.
• Bake 30 minutes or until shortbread is set and lightly browned. Cool 5 minutes on baking sheet. Remove to wire racks; cool completely. Cut each round into 8 wedges to serve.

TART LEMON TRIANGLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Process butter, 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar and 1 cup flour in food processor 10 seconds, or blend with pastry blender. Pat dough evenly into 9 inch round pie plate.
• Bake 12 to 15 minutes, until golden.
• Combine eggs, white sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice and 3 tablespoons flour and mix until smooth; pour mixture over hot crust.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes more, until firm. Let cool completely in baking dish. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar and cut into 12 triangles.

LUSCIOUS LEMON TRIANGLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish and then line it with enough aluminum foil to leave overhang along all edges for lifting finished dessert from the pan. Grease the foil.
• Stir 2 cups flour, 1 cup confectioners' sugar, and 1 tablespoon lemon zest together in a bowl. Mash butter into the flour mixture until the mixture resembles fine crumbs; press into the bottom of the prepared dish.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Beat eggs in the bowl of a stand mixer until lightened in color.
• Mix white sugar, 1/4 cup flour, and baking powder in a bowl until no lumps remain; beat into the eggs until incorporated fully. Stir lemon juice and lemon zest to the egg mixture; pour over the prepared crust.
• Bake in preheated oven until set in the middle and the edges are slightly golden, about 25 minutes.
• Cool pastry in the pan until just warm to the touch, dust with confectioners' sugar, and cool completely. Lift pastry from pan by the foil and refrigerate until slightly firmed. Cut into 2-inch squares; halve each square diagonally to get triangles.

TOFFEE TRIANGLES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the cookie mix, brown sugar, butter and vanilla until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add egg and mix well. , Spread batter into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned. , Sprinkle with chocolate chips; let stand for 5 minutes. Spread chocolate over bars. Sprinkle with nuts. Let stand until chocolate is set. Cut into squares, then cut in half to form triangles. Store in an airtight container.