Butter Cookies With Chocolate Flecks

Ingredients

• 2 23 cups all-purpose flour
• 18 teaspoon salt
• 1 14 cups sugar
• 34 cup butter
• softened
• 1 large egg
• 2 egg yolks
• 3 ounces semisweet chocolate or 3 ounces dark chocolate
• coarsely grated

Instructions

1. Sift the flour and salt into a large bowl.
2. Use a wooden spoon to mix in the sugar, butter, egg, and egg yolks, and chocolate to form a smooth dough.
3. Press the dough into a disk, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 30 minute.
4. Preheat the oven to 350F and butter three cookie sheets.
5. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to a thickness of 1/4 inch.
6. Use a 2inch cookie cutter to cut the cookies.
7. Gather the dough scraps, re-roll, and continue cutting out until all of the dough is gone.
8. Use a spatula to transfer the cookies to the cookie sheet, placing them 1 inch apart.
9. Bake one sheet at a time, for 10-15 minutes, or until just golden.
10. Transfer to cool rack to cool.
11. Enjoy!