Title: Melt-Away Butter Cookies
Categories: Cookie
Yield: 1 Servings
| 1 1/4 | c | Butter, softened |
| 3/4 | c | Sifted powdered sugar |
| 2 1/2 | c | All-purpose flour |
| 1/2 | ts | Vanilla extract |
| 1/2 | ts | Almond extract |
| | | Few drops of liquid food |
| | | Coloring optl |
| | | Chocolate-tipped butter |
| | | Cookies: |
| 1 | | (12-ounce) package semisweet |
| | | Chocolate morsels |
| 1 | tb | Shortening |
| 1/2 | c | Finely chopped pecans |
Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating at medium speed of an electric
mixer until light and fluffy. Add flour, and mix well. Stir in flavorings
and food coloring, if desired. Use a cookie gun to shape dough as desired,
following the manufacturer's instructions. Place cookies on ungreased
cookie sheets. Bake at 325 degrees for 15 minutes. Cool on wire racks.
Store in airtight containers, placing wax paper between each layer. Yield:
about 7 dozen ( 2-inch) cookies.Chocolate-tipped Butter Cookies: Melt
together semisweet chocolate morsels and shortening. Dip half of each
prepared butter cookie in chocolate mixture. Roll chocolate-dipped portion
in finely chopped pecans. Place cookies on wire racks until chocolate is
firm.NOTE: Melt-Away Butter Cookies call for a cookie gun to shape the
dough. With a cookie gun, you can stamp out a wide variety of perfectly
shaped cookies in a minimum of time, making this piece of equipment a
practical investment for someone who does a lot of baking and
entertaining.You'll find both electric and hand-pump models of cookie guns
available in most kitchen shops or department stores. Most are constructed
so that you can make mints, cheese straws, and canapes as well as cookies.
Since the models differ in construction, follow the specific manufacturer's
directions for assembling and loading the gun.