Name: Chocolate Chipotle Shortbread
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 1 1/4 hr (includes cooling)
Yield: Makes 16 cookies
Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 1/2 teaspoon chipotle chile powder; 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 1 stick unsalted butter, softened; 1/3 cup superfine granulated sugar

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Deeply chocolaty shortbread cookies get a kick from chipotle chile powder (left over from Pork Spice Rub . If you can restrain yourself, wait a day before serving the cookies—their flavor improves over time.

Cooks' note:

Shortbread keeps in an airtight container at room temperature 1 week.

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