Chocolate Chip Shortbread Sticks

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips, divided
• 1 1/2 teaspoons oil

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 beat butter, sugar, and vanilla in a large bowl with electric mixer until blended.
• 3 on low speed, beat in flour until blended.
• 4 stir 1/2 cup mini chips into the batter.
• 5 cover; chill until firm.
• 6 shape heaping tablespoons into 3" long, 1/2" thick logs.
• 7 place on lightly greased cookie sheets and bake for 8 minutes or until golden brown.
• 8 remove to wire rack to cool.
• 9 melt remaining 1/2 cup mini chips; then stir oil into chocolate.
• 10 dip 3/4" of one end of each cookie into chocolate and place on a rack to dry.