Chocolate Chip Shortbread Sticks

Recipe from WD 1995 cookie booklet that I hope to try this holiday season. I'm going through my huge stack of saved recipes. As you can tell from the date, I've been very slow at doing this!

• Ready In: 28 mins
• Yields: 36 cookies

Ingredients

• 1  cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1⁄2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 2  cups all-purpose flour
• 1  cup  miniature semisweet chocolate chips, divided
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons  oil

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Beat butter, sugar, and vanilla in a large bowl with electric mixer until blended.
3. On low speed, beat in flour until blended.
4. Stir 1/2 cup mini chips into the batter.
5. Cover; chill until firm.
6. Shape heaping tablespoons into 3" long, 1/2" thick logs.
7. Place on lightly greased cookie sheets and bake for 8 minutes or until golden brown.
8. Remove to wire rack to cool.
9. Melt remaining 1/2 cup mini chips; then stir oil into chocolate.
10. Dip 3/4" of one end of each cookie into chocolate and place on a rack to dry.