Chocolate Mint Crackle Cookies

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 6 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon mint extract
• 1 cup powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 combine flour, baking powder, and 1/4 tsp salt; set aside.
• 2 melt 1 cup of chocolate chips; stir until smooth.
• 3 beat butter with a mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds.
• 4 beat in granulated sugar until combined.
• 5 beat the melted chocolate into the creamed mixture, then add eggs, vanilla and mint extract.
• 6 stir flour mixture and remaining chocolate chips into chocolate mixture.
• 7 wrap dough in plastic wrap and freeze for 30 minutes or until easy to handle.
• 8 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 9 shape dough into 1 inch balls; roll balls in powdered sugar.
• 10 place balls 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• 11 bake for 10-12 minutes.
• 12 cool on cookie sheets for 2 minutes.
• 13 remove from cookie sheets and cool completely on cooling racks.
• 14 preparation time does not include chilling time.