Chocolate Dipped Macadamia Shortbread Cookies Food

CHOCOLATE-DIPPED MACADAMIA COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees with racks in upper and lower thirds. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar on medium-high until light and fluffy, 2 minutes. Add egg yolk, lemon zest and juice, and salt and beat until combined; beat in nuts. With mixer on low, add flour and beat just until combined, 2 minutes. Form dough into a 4 1/2-inch-long log, wrap in plastic, and freeze until firm, 30 minutes. Cut into 1/4-inch slices, transfer to 2 parchment-lined baking sheets, and freeze 5 minutes. Bake until golden at edges, 14 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Let cookies cool completely on wire racks.
• Microwave chocolate in 30-second increments, stirring after each, until melted. Dip half of each cookie into chocolate; transfer to parchment-lined baking sheets. Chill until set, 10 minutes.

CHOCOLATE-DIPPED MACADAMIA SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• In large mixing bowl, beat butter, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy. Gradually stir in flour until well blended.
• Stir in macadamia nuts.
• Place dough on wax paper and shape into a roll two inches in diameter.
• Wrap in paper and foil and chill at least two hours or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• Cut roll into slices approximately 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick.
• Bake on ungreased baking sheet for 20 minutes or until cookies begin to brown.
• Remove from oven; cool on wire rack.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl melt chocolate chips (microwave works well) and stir in shortening.
• Mix well.
• Dip one end of each cookie into chocolate mixture and place on wax paper.
• Refrigerate cookies until chocolate hardens.
• Store in cool place.

CHOCOLATE DIPPED SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar, add flour and vanilla.
• Pinch of 1/2" balls of dough, roll in sugar and place on cookie sheet.
• Use the tines of a fork to flatten cookies.
• Bake at 350°F for 12-15 minutes.
• Remove from baking sheet, cool 10-15 minutes.
• Dip half of each cookie into melted chocolate.
• Chill to set chocolate.