Pink Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookies

My brother did these for my sister in laws baby shower they were awesome

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That sure seems like a lot of butter for a pouch of cookie mix! And why does it need more sugar?

I am thinking GREEN for St Paddy's day!

valentine kisses. Just sub the heart for white chocolate chips or whatever. It is better than this recipe. I promise! Pink Sugar Cookie with chips Cream Together: 2/3 C margarine (not butter) 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla 2/3 C sugar 1/4 C milk Red or pink food coloring Mix in: 2 ½ C flour ½ tsp salt 2 ½ tsp baking powder Fold in with wooden spoon: cups white chocolate chips (Ghiridelli is best) Mix well. Dough will be gooey. Refrigerate for 15 minutes. Roll into walnut size balls. Place on cookie sheet (I always line mine with parchment paper). Bake at 375 degrees for 7-9 minutes, or until bottoms are golden brown. Remove from oven and place on wire rack to cool.

I can see a few things I would do differently

I am going to try to make them Green for St. Patricks Day.

These cookies look amazing in the pic and the batter tasted great but there not worth it!!!! I attempted a double batch for v-day for my sons preschool and they just melted and flattened!!!,I will just stick with standard chic chip and add food dye!

I agree with the poster below... go with the ORIGINAL recipe... just follow the directions exactly... and make sure your butter is the right consistancy! That IS the key... if you microwave it too much it will be too soft and melty. If you beat it too much trying to get the right color in...it might be too soft... so to be sure, stick it in the fridge for a couple minutes before you add the cookie mix and powdered sugar. I went with 1 cup of choco chips instead of 2... worked out GREAT! YUM. Thanks for the recipe.!! Simple, easy and good!

Do not let the comments below discourage you from trying this original simple recipie!! I can say from personal experience (with other recipies) that flat cookies result from melted butter. I literally just made two batches of these about an hour ago and they turnd out great! Just let the butter soften naturally by letting it sit on the counter. NO microwaving!! Mine turned out perfect. The new recipie posted looks a little more involved. This is simple and great. :]

Did anyone every try this with homemade cookie dough? I never have any luck with choc chip cookies in the first place but I also dont like using the cookie mixes... If im gonna take the time to bak the cookies I like mixing them completely.

Mine turn out flat also....will not make them again....waste of time and ingredients.

came out exactly like the pic theyr so pretty !!! these cookies are amazing will def make again but will only add 1 cup sugar next time cuz they a little too sweet for me but overall i give 5 *****

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@Anonymous regarding kneading the food coloring in the dough, If you want hard, tough cookies, then go ahead and knead the dough all you want. The reason why a lot of recipes give you a time limit on mixing the dough is because in the most commonly used flour (All-Purpose flour) there is a certain amount of gluten in it. The gluten is what gives bread structure and elasticity. It also provides that little bit of chewyness to bread and, when it is baked, it helps maintain the shape. If you knead a cookie dough as you suggested, it will not have the right consistency a cookie usually has. Plus they will not be as pleasureable to consume.

I'm so excited to make these for my hubby and two boys for Valentine's Day! Even more so since the recipe is SOOOO simple!!! :0)

I am all over this one. Pink is an attitude and inspiration. I want to xxxxxxxx the picture of these cookies for my screen! THANK YOU!

Made them for our "Pink Out" Basketball game where we raise money for Kay Yow Breast Cancer - they are great! A huge hit!!!

Cute idea! I'm sure this would be great if you don't have the time to make these from scratch- and wanted super hyper kids. If obtaining pink colored cookies is the goal- there's no reason to do anything special. Simply knead in the food coloring to the dough- you want to use a tiny bit more than normal since the color does fade slightly in the oven. Call me a purist, but this recipe just doesn't appeal as either a shortbread recipe or a chocolate chip recipe. It's a convenient hybrid imitation of both types- and not a successful one either.

My daughter is having a Pinkalious Birthday party. These cookies will be great!

I wonder if you could make chocolate chip cookies in different colors without them turning grey.

Love this... it reminded me that when my 28 year old daughter was young, I would bake her blue or green corn muffins!

how fun these are...my grandkids (boys & girls) will love the colors of a fav choc chip cookie :)

sooo gna try these for a party tmrw night.....I think that I'll make blue ones too for the boys that are gna be there....that way they WON'T feel left out....lolol....thanx for the GREAT idea.

THESE LOOK AWESOME AND FUN TO MAKE! THANK YOU FOR POSTING!

I made these and they turned out fabulous! Just like the picture! I mixed all by hand though.

The first batch I made, came out flat && strange looking. They didn't even look like a cookie. I made another batch today, but this time I didn't add the powered sugar, added ONE stick of butter, && added one egg. They came out great.

These are super cute. I'll probably make them for Valentine's Day.

I made them and they turned out wonderful. I tried them tonight so I would know if they would turn out for my party on the 17th or not...they were fun easy and yummy.

Made I mixed the dough to much because the cookies are hollow inside. I mix the dough by hand till it was well combined

Anonymous: Thanks for asking the size of the Betty Crocker sugar cookie mix pouch. It's 1 lb 1.5 oz (which is 17.5 oz), the size found in the baking aisle at the grocery store. Also please note that these cookies were made and tested using Betty Crocker brand mix. Other sugar cookie mixes, including store brands, may turn out differently.

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Maybe it would help if you told us what size package of sugar cookie mix to use..

Hey everyone! We here at Tablespoon noticed a bunch of you were having trouble getting this recipe to work out, so we enlisted the help of the amazing kitchen experts at the Betty Crocker Test Kitchens. They tested the recipe and it worked fine for them, resulting in yummy pink cookies that looked just like the ones pictured. So -- they offered some terrific tips to help everyone be able to make 'em perfectly. The recipe page and the article have both been updated with the tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens. There's even a new SLIDESHOW on the article page you can watch: http://quick-dish.tablespoon.com/2011/10/09/pretty-in-pink/ These cookies are super sweet, so those of you with a huge sweet tooth will be very happy! They're slightly crunchy and not like typical chocolate chip cookies. ENJOY!

I Need To Know If You Use An Egg Or Not In This Recipe, My Cookies Are Flat, Like Regular Cookies, Help

I have to say...I'm glad I didn't go on the below comments. I had seen the recipe and bought the ingredients before reading the reviews. My cookies turned out just like the picture (not flat) and they were delicious! I'm thrilled as I am throwing a pink princess party for my daughter this Saturday.

totally agree Desire! my sister in law made these and she is an awesome baker! and hers turned out flat too!

These were terrible! I baked 2 different pans thinking I did something wrong! I should have tried them first before making a double batch! So much wasted cookie dough. I will NOT be doing these again! I agree though, they tasted yummy before they were baked!

batter tasted good before baking.. cookies came out flat and tasted strange and hard.. seems like something might be missing

I did what the recipe said to do and first batch came out flat! Stuck dough in fridge for next batch and the didn't spread as much and I didn't press down the cookies as said....on 3rd batch now hoping they will do better.....I think butter needs to harden up again so they wont spread

i found it easy to just use frosting coloring and chocolate chip cookie mix

I just tried to make this recipe with 1 egg like the package says and they still turned out flat and nasty. I think it has something to do with the powered sugar.

Need help, I am so frustrated with these cookies right now. Turned out flat and just not good. Waste of time and product. Can someone please help me with what to do. I want to make these, just not having luck with them. To the person that said to add an egg, did that make them better?

After having a breast cancer scare I think this is neat ! Can't wait to try them !

I would suggest maybe adding an egg. I followed the recipe to the letter and mine did not hold up well. The edges melted out and got crispy. The only thing I could think of is that the betty crocker sugar cookie package calls for an egg and this doesn't, so maybe the lack of an egg kept it from binding properly.