Chocolate Mint Meltaways
Author/Submitted by: Servings: 12 Categories:
Chocolate
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Cookies
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Desserts
Ingredients: 1 1/2
cups
Mint-Chocolate Chips,
*
3/4
cup
Butter,
Softened
1/2
cup
Confectioners' Sugar,
Sifted
1
each
Egg Yolk,
Large
1 1/4
cups
Flour,
Unbleached
-----GLAZE----- 1/2
cup
Mint Chocolate Chips,
*
1 1/2
tablespoons
Vegetable Shortening 2
tablespoons
Almonds; Toasted,
Chopped
Directions:
* Use 1 10-oz bag of Nestles Mint-Chocolate Chips and divide into 1 cup and 1/2 cup.
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COOKIES:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Melt over hot (not boiling) water, 1 cup of mint chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Set aside. In a large bowl, combine butter, confectioners' sugar, and egg yolk. Beat until creamy. Add melted chips and flour; beat until well blended. Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 8 to 10 minutes. Allow to stand for 3 minutes before removing from cookie sheets. Cool completely on wire racks.
GLAZE:
Combine over hot (not boiling) water the remaining 1/2 cup of mint-chocolate chips and vegetable shortening. Stir until chips are melted and mixture is smooth. Drizzle each cookie with 1/2 t of the glaze; sprinkle with almonds. Chill until set. Stor in airtight container in the refrigerator.
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