Chocolate-Tipped Butter Cookies

Name: Chocolate-Tipped Butter Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: about 3-1/2 dozen.
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups all-purpose flour; CHOCOLATE COATING:; 1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips; 1 tablespoon shortening; 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans

These wonderfully moist morsels are too tempting to resist. They melt right in your mouth. Rather than sprinkling the chocolate tips with nuts, you can roll them in red and green jimmies or leave them plain. —Charolette Westfall, Houston, Texas

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
CHOCOLATE COATING:
1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
1 tablespoon shortening
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans

Directions

In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add vanilla; mix well. Gradually add flour; mix well. cover and chill for 1 hour. Shape tablespoonfuls of dough into 2-1/2-in. x 1/2-in. sticks. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten about three-fourths of each stick lengthwise with a fork. Bake at 350° until set, 14-16 minutes. Cool on baking sheets. Melt chocolate chips and shortening until smooth; dip the round end of each cookie. Sprinkle with nuts. Place on waxed paper until firm.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 97 calories, 7g fat (4g saturated fat), 12mg cholesterol, 35mg sodium, 9g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 1g fiber), 1g protein.

Originally published as Chocolate-Tipped Butter Cookies in Crafting Traditions November/December 1996

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testuser120

Dec 5, 2013

This is nice.
Teddy-Valentine

Apr 19, 2013

now if this ain't kick-butt then what is my mom Teddy-Valentine
Teddy-Valentine

Apr 16, 2013

This is awesome you'll never regret making it
tamarachronister

Nov 17, 2012

These are SO EASY to make, and they look like they came from the bakery. You can't go wrong with this recipe. My husband is always the test, and he said these are keepers. The semi sweet chocolate compliments the nuts AND the cookie. I used butter rather than shortening, and it was fine. Excellent Recipe! These will not last long!