"Nutty Buddy" Shortbread

This is a "dressed up" shortbread . . . especially good for dipping in coffee or a hot beverage of your choice. An attractive cookie for a tea party.

The recipe was pretty straightforward. I needed to use a bit more than 1/4 cup of coffee to get the dough to stick together. I also ended up sort of brushing the chocolate on the ends rather than dipping. (My husband wondered why I didn't just dip the whole thing in chocolate!)

I shared them at a teacher's meeting and with Val and Neal when they came for a visit. Everyone said they were good, but they didn't elicit the yummy noises that come from an exceptionally good cookie. Good and attractive, but not exceptional.