Chocolate Mint Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups mint chocolate chips (this should be 1 10-oz bag of nestles toll house mint chocolate chips, divided into 1 cup and 1/2 cu)
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup flour, unbleached
• 6 tablespoons sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 large egg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup mint chocolate chips (this should be 1 10-oz bag of nestles toll house mint chocolate chips, divided into 1 cup and 1/2 cu)
• 3 tablespoons corn syrup
• 1/4 cup vegetable shortening
• 2 1/4 teaspoons water

Recipe

• 1 cookies:.
• 2 melt over hot (not boiling) water, 1/2 cup mint chocolate chips; stir until smooth.
• 3 set aside.
• 4 in a small bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• 5 in a large bowl, combine butter, sugar and vanilla extract; beat until creamy.
• 6 beat in egg; blend in melted chips.
• 7 gradually beat in the flour mixture.
• 8 shape dough into a ball and wrap in waxed paper.
• 9 chill about 1 hour.
• 10 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 11 on a lightly floured board, roll dough to 1/16-inch thickness.
• 12 cut with a 2-inch cookie cutter.
• 13 reroll remaining dough and cut out cookies again.
• 14 place on ungreased cookie sheets.
• 15 bake at 350 degrees f.
• 16 for 8 to 10 minutes.
• 17 cool completely on wire racks.
• 18 glaze:.
• 19 combine over hot (not boiling)water the remaining mint chocolate chips, vegetable shortening, corn syrup, and water; stir until morsels are melted and mixture is smooth.
• 20 remove from heat but keep mixture over hot water.
• 21 dip 1/2 of each cookie into glaze; shake off any excess glaze.
• 22 place cookies on waxed paper line cookie sheets.
• 23 chill until glaze sets (about 10 minutes).
• 24 keep refrigerated until ready to use.