Chocolate Chip Shortbread

I make these every year on my Xmas baking trays, you can either roll them in balls and then in icing sugar or form them into logs and the dip half the cookie in melted chocolate.

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Yields: 3 dozen cookies

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup icing sugar
• 1  cup butter, softened
• 2  teaspoons vanilla
• 2  cups flour
• 1  cup  mini chocolate chip
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
•  icing sugar, for rolling

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325.
2. In a large bowl beat 1/2 cup icing sugar, butter and vanilla until light and fluffy. Stir in flour and chocolate chips, mix until dough forms.
3. Shape into 1 inch balls, place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
4. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until set but not brown.
5. Remove immediately, cool slightly and roll icing sugar. Cool completely and re roll in more icing sugar.