Easy Chocolate Chip Shortbread

Directions

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   Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
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   Sift together flour, baking powder and salt, set aside.
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   In medium bowl
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   cream butter and sugar together with wooden spoon.
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   3.
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   Add chocolate chips and nuts to butter/sugar mix and stir together.
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   4.
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    Stir in dry ingredients - works best if you mix together with your hands.
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    Roll dough into walnut size balls.
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    Flatten cookies slightly with the.
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    palm of your hand and place on cookie sheet.
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    5.
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    Bake for 15 to 20 minutes (17 minute in my oven) until light golden
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    brown around edges.
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    Cookies will be soft in the middle but will firm up
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    as they cool.
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    6.
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    Leave on cookie sheet for a couple minutes to let them firm up then
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    cool on racks.
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    Makes 2 dozen cookies.