Saturday, November 22, 2008

Dessert / Cookies: Chocolate Chip Shortbread Sticks

From Marlene Winter
Note: I make these at Christmas or for special holidays.

Ingredients
2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, softened
½ cup confectioners’ sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup semisweet chocolate mini-chips, divided
1 ½ teaspoons vegetable oil

Directions
Beat butter, sugar and vanilla in a large bowl with electric mixer until blended. On low speed, beat in flour until blended. Stir in ½ cup semisweet chocolate mini-chips. Cover; chill until firm. Shape a heaping tablespoon of dough into a 3-inch long ½-inch-thick log. Repeat. Place the logs on lightly greased cookie sheets. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 8 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire rack to cool.

Melt ½ cup semisweet chocolate mini-chips. Stir in 1 ½ teaspoons vegetable oil. Dip ¾ inch of one end of each cookie into chocolate. Place on a rack to dry. Makes 36 sticks.

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