CHOCOLATE TIPPED BUTTER COOKIES

By gaster16

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 6 oz. package semisweet chocolate morsels
• 1 tablespoon shortening
• 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans

Preparation

Step 1

Cream butter, gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Stir in vanilla. Gradually add flour, mix well. Shape dough into 2-1/2" x 1/2" sticks. Place on ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten three quarters of each cookie lengthwise with tines of a fork to 1/4" thickness. Bake at 350 degrees for 12-14 minutes. Cool on wire racks.

Combine chocolate morsels and shortening in top of double boiler, bring water to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cook until chocolate melts, stirring occasionally. Remove double boiler from heat, leaving chocolate mixture over hot water.

Dip unflattened tips of cookies in warm chocolate to coat both sides, roll tips in chopped pecans. Place cookies on wire racks until chocolate is firm. Arrange cookies between layers of wax paper in an airtight container.