Ingredients
1 1/2 cup mint chocolate chips, *
1 cup flour, unbleached
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup butter, softened
6 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 each egg, large
GLAZE
1 cup mint chocolate chips, *
1/4 cup vegetable shortening
3 tbsp corn syrup
2 1/4 tsp ; water
Directions
* This should be 1 10-oz bag Of Nestles Toll House Mint Chocolate
chips;
divided into 1 cup and 1/2 cup.
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+++++++++++++++++ COOKIES: Melt over hot (not boiling) water, 1/2 cup
mint chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Set aside. In a small
bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set
aside. In a large bowl, combine butter, sugar and vanilla extract;
beat until creamy. Beat in egg; blend in melted chips. Gradually
beat in the flour mixture. Shape dough into a ball and wrap in waxed
paper. Chill about 1 hour. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. On a
lightly floured board, roll dough to 1/16-inch thickness. Cut with a
2-inch cookie cutter. Reroll remaining dough and cut out cookies
again. Place on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees F. for
8 to 10 minutes. Cool completely on wire racks. GLAZE: 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. Remove from heat but keep mixture over hot water.
Dip 1/2 of each cookie into glaze; shake off any excess glaze. Place
cookies on waxed paper line cookie sheets. Chill until glaze sets
(about 10 minutes). Keep refrigerated until ready to use.
Servings: 12 servings
Chocolate Mint Cookies Recipe brought to you by Recipe Ideas
Categories: Chocolate; Cookie; Dessert
The History of Recipes
Recipes as a concept can be traced far back into the distant past, at least as far as the Egyptians, and potentially, even further back. Interesting though that maybe, mostly, these early recipes were just very simple pictorial, hieroglyphic or cunieform recipes for meal preparation.
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We hope you enjoy this Chocolate Mint Cookies recipe.
