Dessert, Cookies: White-Chocolate Meltaways

By LynnK

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• pinch salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 12 ounces white baking chocolate, chopped, or white melting disks
• 2/3 cup assorted nonpareils

Details

Adapted from keyingredient.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Beat butter in medium-size bowl until creamy. Beat in egg. Add sugar, flour, salt, and vanilla; on low speed, beat until well blended.

2. Put dough into cookie press fitted with 1-inch sawtooth ribbon disk. Press into long strips on ungreased baking sheets. With floured knife, score strips every 1 inch.

3. Bake in 375 degrees F oven 6 minutes, until just browning around edges. Cut cookies along score lines; cool on rack.

4. Melt chocolate in small cup over simmering water, or microwave on high 2 minutes; stir until smooth. Spread 1/2 teaspoon melted chocolate on underside of cookie; top with another cookie, flat sides together. Repeat with remaining cookies. Refrigerate 5 minutes to set. Place nonpareils in dish. Dip 1/2 inch of end of cookie in remaining minutes to set. Place nonpareils in dish. Dip 1/2 inch of end of cookie in remaining chocolate, then in nonpareils. Place on waxed paper; refrigerate to set.