The shortcrust pastry with chocolate chips will become your favorite base for cookies and pies, it is made with few ingredients and in a short time and needs to rest a few hours in the fridge before being used. The classic butter pastry with the addition of chocolate chips to make it super delicious!
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- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Rest time: 4 Hours
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 1 roll of shortcrust pastry
- Cooking methods: Electric oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients for Shortcrust Pastry with Chocolate Chips
- 3 eggs (extra large size)
- 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (to use in the pastry dough)
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour (to help you on the work surface)
- 7 oz butter (I used lactose-free)
- 1 cup sugar
- 5 oz chocolate chips
Useful Tools
- Food Scale
- Mixing Bowl
- Spoon
- Rolling Board
- Cling Film
Preparation of Shortcrust Pastry with Chocolate Chips
Take the butter out of the fridge, it should be at room temperature. I took it out in the evening to use it in the morning.
In a bowl, quickly work the soft butter with the sugar.
Now add the eggs and mix quickly (the mixture will not be smooth, that’s normal).
Add all the flour and with the help of a spoon start mixing, when you see the flour is completely absorbed, move to the next step.
Pour the dough onto the floured work surface, spread it a bit with your hands and add the chocolate chips, knead until well combined and you get a smooth dough.
Now wrap the chocolate chip shortcrust dough in cling film and place it in the fridge for at least 4 hours before using it (it’s okay if it stays in the fridge from evening to morning!).
The recipe is finished. Now I will explain how to use this delicious shortcrust pastry!
For pies: take the pastry out of the fridge and roll it out to a thickness of about half a centimeter, line a pie tin and fill with cream, chocolate or jam, bake in a preheated oven at 480°F and cook for about 30 minutes, always checking the cooking!
For cookies: take the pastry out of the fridge, roll it out to a thickness of about half a centimeter or even thinner, cut out shapes and bake in a preheated oven at 350°F for 18/20 minutes, always checking the cooking!
Useful Information
For all my recipes, I use an electric oven in static mode and the temperatures and cooking times refer to my oven, but logically everyone (as I always write) should always check the cooking because every oven is different from each other and indeed cooking times and temperatures may vary slightly from one oven to another.
