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

Time 35m

Yield about 3-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

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.