CHOCOLATE DIPPED SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Be forewarned.  

This recipe may be simple. But these yummy little buttery buggers will get you into trouble if you eat too many. And it won't be so simple burning those calories. So stick to eating one or two, and sharing the rest. :)

Chocolate Dipped Shortbread Cookies

2 cups all purpose flour

1/4 cup sugar

3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened **no substitutions**

1/4 tsp vanilla

the slightest dash of ground nutmeg

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Mix together butter, sugar, vanilla in a medium to large bowl. Add flour little by little to make sure it's well blended. If it's crumbly like old play-do, you need more butter. 

Lightly flour the surface you'll use. Roll out the the dough 1/2 inch thick. You can cut it into any shape you like. The ones pictured about are heart shaped ones I made around Valentine's last year.

Line them on a dry cookie sheet.

Bake for about 18 minutes. Once they've been removed from the oven and  had a chance to cool, you can dip those suckers into some melted milk chocolate. Refrigerate for at least 20 minutes to allow the chocolate to set.

Now they're ready to eat....Or bag up nicely to give to someone special.  

Mmmmmmm! Drooling. 

Don't be afraid to get creative and add shaved chocolate or white chocolate or sprinkles or peanut butter cup crumbles or nuts. The possibilities are endless.

~Until again~