Pink Peppercorn Shortbread Cookies

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 1/3 cups unsalted butter

  2 1/2 sticks + 1 tbsp, about 60°F (16°C)
• 3/4 cup granulated white sugar
• 1 tbsp rose water
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 vanilla bean
• 3 ¾ cups all-purpose flour

  spooned and leveled
• 1 tsp kosher salt
• 1/3 cup pink peppercorns

  lightly crushed
• 2 cups dark chocolate baking chips

  60% cacao

Instructions

• 1 Add the butter and sugar to the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle
  attachment. Cream the butter and sugar on low until blended, about 30 seconds.
  Increase the speed to medium and beat until pale and fluffy, about 3 to 4
  minutes.
• 2 Split the vanilla bean in half lengthwise and scrape the seeds with a small
  knife. Add the vanilla seeds, vanilla extract, and rose water to the butter and
  mix until combined. In a medium bowl, mix the salt and flour. Reduce the mixer's
  speed to low and gradually add the flour mixture until all of the flour is
  incorporated. Mix in the crushed peppercorns distributed. The dough will look
  crumbly and sandy.
• 3 Turn the mixture out onto a work surface and form into a dough using your hands.
  Roll into 2 logs about 10-11 inches at 1.5” thick. Cover in plastic wrap and
  chill for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
• 4 Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C). Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  Remove the dough from the refrigerator and unwrap. Slice each log into ¼ inch
  coins. Place cookies ½-inch apart on prepared cookie sheets. Bake cookies for 15
  minutes until a pale golden brown around the edges, rotating the pan halfway.
  Remove cookies to a cooling rack.
• 5 Place the baking chips in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan filled with 1-inch of
  water. Bring the water to a simmer, then turn off the flame and let the
  chocolate sit until melted. Stir until smooth. Remove the bowl from heat and dip
  each cookie halfway into the melted chocolate. Transfer to a cooling rack lined
  with parchment paper and sprinkle with edible rose petals. Cool until set.

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