Chocolate Chip Shortbread Sticks - cooking recipe

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

Preparation

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