Dipped Pecan Spritz

Description

From taste of home… Pretty shaped, chocolate dipped, with crunchy pecans.. Mmmmm!

Ingredients

• Butter
• Sugar
• Egg
• Vanilla Extract
• Almond Extract
• All-purpose Flour
• Pecans
• Baking Powder
• Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips
• Shortening
• Vanilla Chips
• Colored Sprinkles

Instructions

1. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugarl beat in egg and extracts
2. Combine the flour, pecans and baking powder
3. Gradually add to creamed mixture
4. Using a cookie press fitted with disk of your choice, press sough 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets
5. Bake at 375 for 5-7 minutes or until set[ do not brown]
6. Remove to wire racks to cool
7. In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and 3 / 4 t
8. Shortening
9. Stir until smooth
10. Melt vanilla chips and remaining shortening at 70% power
11. Stir until smooth
12. Dip half of the cookies halfway in semisweet mixture
13. Allow excess to drip off
14. Place on waxed paper to harden
15. Dip remaining cookies halfway in vanilla mixture
16. Allow excess to drip off
17. Place on waxed paper and sprinkle coated area with colored sprinkles
18. Let harden