Chocolate Dipped Butter Cookies
Episode 2- Got Room For More Holiday Baking Series (Check out the step by step video on Instagram @gotroomformore)
One of my favorite family traditions is when my family gets together a few weeks before Christmas and makes hundreds of holiday cookies..sometimes about 10 different varieties! One of our favorite family recipes is for these Chocolate Dipped Butter Cookie Logs. They are melt in your mouth shortbread type cookies that are super easy to make and require very little ingredients. They have great shelf life as well which is great because you can serve them all season long! They even make very nice gifts!
Ingredients-
2 Sticks (1/2 Lb) of Unsalted Butter, softened or room temp
1/2 Teapsoon Salt
1/2 Cup Confectioners Sugar, sifted
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
2 Cups All Purpose Flour
Approx 10 oz Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips
1 Tablespoon Vegetable Crisco
Garnishes of your choice: Chopped Toasted Walnuts, Sprinkles..whatever you like!
Steps-
Preheat the oven to 350F.
Using a stand mixer with a paddle attachment or electric hand beaters (or a wooden spoon and large bowl will do), beat together the softened butter, salt and confectioners sugar until smooth. Add the vanilla extract and mix until combined. Slowly add the in flour and just mix until the dough comes together and is fairly smooth. Don’t overmix.
Using your hands take Tablespoon size balls of dough and roll them into log shapes about 3/4 inch thick and 2-2.5 inches long. If you prefer you can also make them into round shapes by rolling the dough into balls and then flattening them with your hands. You can even twist the log shapes into an S shape for Santa Claus! The world is your oyster, have fun making shapes!
Place the formed cookies onto a parchment lined cookie sheet and bake for 8-9 minutes or until the edges and bottoms are golden. The cookie tops will still be fairly pale in color, you don’t want to over bake.
Cool the cookies completely before decorating! While they cool prepare the chocolate dip!
In a microwave safe bowl place the chocolate chips and the Crisco. Microwave on high for 1 minute, stir and then again for about 20-30 seconds or until the chocolate is fully melted and shiny.
Dip your cooled cookies into the chocolate any way you like! I like to drip the log shapes half in chocolate and then sprinkle them with my favorite toppings such as toasted nuts or sprinkles. Place the dipped cookies on sheet pans lined with parchment paper or wax paper and let them chill in the fridge for about 15 minutes to set. Once the chocolate is set you are ready to enjoy!
*To store them you can place them in tightly sealed tins or even freeze them in parchment lined containers for probably 2-4 months! Just remove from the freezer and thaw on the counter and you’re ready to eat!