Almond Tipped Shortbread Fingers

Submitted by grandma2969

"have not made these myself..found it in a magazine.."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Yields: 4 dozen

ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3⁄4 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 6 ounces white chocolate baking squares
• 1⁄4 cup almonds, chopped

directions

1. in bowl, cream butter and brown sugar.beat in vanilla.gradually add flour,shape 1/2 cupfuls of dough into 1/2" thick logs.
2. cut logs into 2 pieces.
3. place 2" apart on ungreased sheet --
4. bake at 325* for 15-17 minutes.or lightly browned.
5. remove to wire racks to cool.
6. chop almonds and place and place in a small shallow bowl.
7. melt white chocolate in microwave or in top of double boiler.stir till smooth.
8. dip one end of cooled shortbread cookie into white chocolate and then into chopped almonds.
9. place on sheet of waxed paper to allow chocolate to set -- .