Dipped Toffee Nut Sand Tarts - cooking recipe

Ingredients

COOKIES
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon almond extract or 2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup toffee pieces
1 cup pecans, ground in small pieces
DIPPING
1/2 cup chocolate chips
2 teaspoons shortening

Preparation

Cream powdered sugar, butter and extract till fluffed.
Mix in salt, flour, pecans, toffee.
Make 1 inch balls shaped into crescents.
Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake at 325\u00b0 for 15 to 20 minutes or until bottom of cookie is light brown.
Cool completely.
DIPPING: Microwave chocolate chips and shortening, about 1 minute.
Stir until smooth texture.
Dip half of cookie in the chocolate.
Place on waxed paper until set.