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Home » Recipes » Baking » Olive Oil Shortbread Cookies with Dark Chocolate

Olive Oil Shortbread Cookies with Dark Chocolate

February 27, 2015 By Joana Oliveira

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Olive Oil Shortbread Cookies / mygutfeeling.eu #glutenfree #vegan

Olive oil is a staple food in mediterranean cuisine. Cooking with it comes naturally. Now baking is another story… even if it´s been done for centuries, butter seems to be most commonly used mainly due to the influence of French pâtisserie. As a matter of fact, olive oil can be used with confidence in lieu of butter. It is a fresh-tasting alternative, even if you’re not looking to cut down on saturated fat. It produces lighter-tasting baked goods and allows the flavor of the other ingredients to come forth. It also contains vitamin E, which helps to naturally maintain the freshness of baked goods and creates moist cakes, biscuits and muffins.

So, with this in mind, I adventured myself in creating a traditionally buttery shortbread cookie with olive oil instead.  But the challenge didn´t end here. I also needed to make it gluten free…

Olive Oil Shortbread Cookies / mygutfeeling.eu #glutenfree #vegan

So, instead of the traditional recipe that calls for one part sugar, two parts butter and three parts wheat flour, these shortbreads are made with one part sugar, a bit less than two parts olive oil and 3 parts rice flour+tapioca.

I can tell you they are perfectly moist and soft to the point they almost melt in the mouth and the taste is amazing! The dark chocolate adds texture and a bittersweet taste.

Olive Oil Shortbread Cookies / mygutfeeling.eu #glutenfree #vegan

They are easy to make but require patience and love, as the dough crumbles easily. It is important to follow the instructions carefully and to let the cookies cool down before dipping and wait again until chocolate solidifies.

I would say the biggest challenge was no to make these shortbreads dairy or gluten free, it was having to wait before eating (or should I say, devouring) them 😉

Olive Oil Shortbread Cookies / mygutfeeling.eu #glutenfree #vegan

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5 from 3 votes

Olive Oil Shortbread Cookies with Dark Chocolate

Moist and rich olive oil shortbread cookies dipped in dark chocolate. A low FODMAP recipe with an incredibly moist and mouth melting texture.
Prep Time1 hr
Cook Time20 mins
Total Time1 hr 20 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Low Fodmap
Keyword: chocolate, cookies, olive oil
Servings: 12 shortbreads
Author: My Gut Feeling

Ingredients

  • 1 cup rice flour
  • 1/2 cup tapioca
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup + 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 6,3 oz | 180g good quality dark chocolate roughly chopped

Instructions

  • In a mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, tapioca, sugar, salt and vanilla extract. Pour in slowly the olive oil and combine with your hands until all of the dry mixture is incorporated and you make a ball of dough.
  • Preheat the oven to 350ºF/180ºC.
  • Line a baking pan with parchment paper and spread the dough, pressing it with your fingers in an even layer of approx. 0.2inch / 0.5 cm thick.
  • Cut with a cookie cutter or with a large upside-down glass.
  • Bake until it is just beginning to turn slightly golden around the edges (keep a close eye on it), about 15 to 20 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and let them cool for 30 minutes. Don´t remove them before they’re totally cooled, or they’ll crumble to bits.
  • Melt dark chocolate in a double boiler, or 45 seconds in the microwave, until smooth and shiny.
  • Dip half of the cooled cookies, one at a time, in chocolate.
  • Transfer back to parchment and let chocolate set completely before removing and serving. (you can use the refrigerator to speed this up)
  • Store the cookies in a cookie jar or a metal box.

Notes

Low FODMAP: We can eat up to 1oz |30g of dark chocolate per meal. The recipe uses 6,3oz |180g for 12 cookies, so we can eat 2 cookies per meal.
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Filed Under: Baking, Dessert, Vegan Tagged With: chocolate, dark chocolate, olive oil, rice flour, tapioca

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  1. Georgina @theamazingflavoursofbrazil.com

    February 27, 2015 at 11:19 pm

    5 stars
    Yum these cookies look superb Joana! Even though I eat gluten I always like to try cooking with different flours like rice and Brazilian tapioca. The addition of olive oil on the dough and covering the baked cookie with chocolate are very creative ideas. I am very curious to try these in the near future, so it’s pinned!

    Reply
    • Joana

      February 28, 2015 at 2:07 am

      Tapioca is my best friend 😉 Hope you enjoy them and thank you so much for your support! Valeu! 😀

      Reply
  2. susiefruitcake

    February 28, 2015 at 12:22 am

    oh my!!! i am going to have to try those! thank you.

    Reply
    • Joana

      February 28, 2015 at 1:56 am

      Thank you, Susie! Hope you enjoy them 🙂

      Reply
  3. Marta

    April 9, 2015 at 12:07 am

    Boa noite! Parabéns pelas receitas!
    Experimentei fazer esta, mas a massa não ligava..Ficou tipo “areia” a esfarelar-se,,
    Terei feito algo errado?
    Porque mesmo depois de frias mal se tocava partiam-se, não deu para colocar o chocolate..

    Obrigada!

    Reply
    • Joana

      April 13, 2015 at 9:57 am

      Olá Marta! Obrigada por experimentar. Pois esta receita é delicada e requer alguma paciência. Para a próxima experimente sem a colher de azeite extra e com um pouco mais de farinha antes de ir ao forno, até sentir que a massa liga. O facto de esfarelar é normal mas depois de cozida normalmente estabiliza.

      Reply

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