Recipe - Chocolate Dipped Macadamia Nut Shortbread Cookies

1 cup Butter
Three fourths cup Powdered sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla
2 cup Sifted flour
Three fourths cup Chopped macadamia nuts
1 cup Milk chocolate chips
or
1 cup Semisweet chocolate chips
1 One half teaspoon Vegetable shortening

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 approx. One fourth to One half 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. Makes 23 dozen cookies.

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