Best Chocolate Tipped Butter Cookies Recipes

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CHOCOLATE-TIPPED BUTTER COOKIES



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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

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 35m

Yield about 3-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 8

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

Steps:

  • 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 : Calories 97 calories, Fat 7g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 12mg cholesterol, Sodium 35mg sodium, Carbohydrate 9g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 1g protein.

CHOCOLATE-TIPPED BUTTER COOKIES



CHOCOLATE-TIPPED BUTTER COOKIES image

Categories     Cookies     Chocolate     Dessert     Bake     Christmas

Yield 4 dozen cookies

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 6 oz. package semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 tablespoon shortening
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans

Steps:

  • Cream butter. Gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Stir in vanilla. Gradually add flour, mixing well. Shape into 2 1/2 by 1/2 inch sticks. Place on ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten 3/4 of each stick cookie lengthwise with the tines of a fork to 1/4 inch thickness. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes (until they just begin to turn golden around edges). Cool on wire racks. Melt chocolate and shortening. Dip unflattened tips of cookies in chocolate to coat both sides. Roll tips in pecans. Put back on wire racks or on waxed paper until chocolate is firm. Store in airtight container between layers of waxed paper. Makes about 4 dozen. Enjoy!!

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