2 c  All-purpose flour
      1 c  Butter; (2 sticks) softened
    1/2 c  Sifted powdered sugar
      1 ts Vanilla
      1 pk Semisweet chocolate chips
           ; (6-oz)
      1 tb Shortening
    1/2 c  Walnuts; finely chopped
  Recipe by: St. Louis Post-Dispatch 12/2/96 Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  In a large bowl, combine flour, butter, sugar and vanilla. Blend
  thoroughly.
  Using a rounded teaspoon of dough for each cookie, shape with hands into
  2-inch logs. (To make shaping easier, you can coat each piece of dough very
  lightly with powdered sugar.) Place 1/2 inch apart on an ungreased cookie
  sheet.
  Bake for 10 to 13 minutes. They should be barely golden brown on the
  bottom.
  Carefully remove cookies to a wire rack. Hot cookies are very fragile. Let
  cool thoroughly. Heat chocolate chips and shortening together in the
  microwave on a low power level until just melted. Stir to combine.
  Dip ends of each cooled cookie into chocolate. Place on a cookie sheet
  lined with waxed paper.
  Sprinkle walnuts over ends. Chill until firm, about 1 hour.
  Tester's note: Elegant, rich and delicious. Freeze these by the dozens for
  unexpected guests. Barbara Love, Sperreng Middle School.
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