Chocolate Mint Drops

Total Time: 57 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 72
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 cups flour
• 1 (10 ounce) package creme de menthe baking chips
• sifted powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 325â°f. combine butter and sugar in large bowl. beat at medium speed until creamy. add vanilla and egg yolk; continue beating until well mixed. reduce speed to low. add flour; beat just until mixed. stir in 1/3 cup baking chips.
• 2 shape dough into 1-inch balls. place 1 inch apart onto ungreased baking sheets. bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until bottoms just start to brown and cookies are set. cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to cooling rack. cool completely.
• 3 meanwhile, place remaining 1 2/3 cups baking chips in 1 quart saucepan. cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until melted and smooth.
• 4 tilt pan and dip tops of each cookie into melted chocolate; shake off excess chocolate.
• 5 place onto waxed paper. let stand at room temperature until chocolate is set. sprinkle with powdered sugar. store in container with tight-fitting lid.