Kalamata olives are the surprise ingredient in these buttery shortbread cookies--a fresh take on a sweet and savory cookie.
Chocolate-Dipped Olive Sablés
- Prep Time 45 min
- Total 1 hr 15 min
- Servings 48
- Ingredients 9
Ingredients
Cookies
- 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup finely chopped kalamata olives, drained, patted dry with a paper towel
- 1/2 cup finely chopped pistachio nuts
- 1/2 cup finely chopped dark chocolate chips
Topping
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup finely chopped pistachio nuts

Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, stir 3/4 cup of the butter and the sugar until well mixed. Stir in flour (if dough is crumbly, mix in up to 2 additional tablespoons softened butter). Stir in remaining Cookie ingredients.
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Step2On work surface lightly sprinkled with flour, roll dough 1/4 inch thick. Cut with 2-inch round cutter. On ungreased cookie sheets, place 1/2 inch apart.
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Step3Bake 15 to 18 minutes or until set. Immediately remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.
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Step4In small microwavable bowl, microwave 1 cup chocolate chips and the oil uncovered on High 1 minute 30 seconds, stirring every 30 seconds or until mixture can be stirred smooth. Dip half of each cookie into chocolate; wipe excess on edge of bowl. Sprinkle edge of dipped half with finely chopped pistachio nuts. Place on waxed paper to set, about 1 hour.
Nutrition
100
Calories
6g
Total Fat
1g
Protein
9g
Total Carbohydrate
4g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cookie
- Calories
- 100
- Calories from Fat
- 60
- Total Fat
- 6g
- 10%
- Saturated Fat
- 3 1/2g
- 16%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 10mg
- 3%
- Sodium
- 40mg
- 2%
- Potassium
- 60mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 9g
- 3%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 4g
- Protein
- 1g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 2%
- 2%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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