Sunday, October 11, 2009

Marble Shortbread Cookies

1 stick of butter
1/2 cup coconut oil
2 cups flour
1 Tb Stevia*
1/4 cup Agave Nectar
1 Tb Vanilla
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/4 tsp salt

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl cream butter and coconut oil with a pastry blender. Blend in Stevia, Agave Nectar, Vanilla and salt. Cut in flour one cup at a time. Batter should be a soft dough. Smooth half the batter into a 9x9 baking pan. Blend cocoa powder into remaining batter. I get the marbled effect by dropping smallish chunks of the chocolate batter onto the batter already in the pan, then pressing it all smooth. Poke dough lightly with a fork, be careful not to damage your pan if using non-stick. Bake at 350 for 12 - 18 minutes or until edges start to look golden, cut in pan while still hot but don't remove them from the pan until cooled.

*Stevia- I usually use a bulk brand of Stevia called, NuStevia by NuNaturals. This is not bulked up with fillers. If you are using a more commercially available brand like the Truvia packets, you will probably need around 10-16 packets depending on your sweetness preference.

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