Chocolate Mint Meltaways Recipe

Chocolate Mint Meltaways Recipe

Yield: 12 Servings
Recipe by luhu.jp

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cup: Mint-Chocolate Chips, *
3/4 cup: Butter, Softened
1/2 cup: Confectioners Sugar, Sifted
1 each: Egg Yolk, Large
1 1/4 cup: Flour, Unbleached

GLAZE
1/2 cup: Mint Chocolate Chips, *
1 1/2 tbsp: Vegetable Shortening,
2 tbsp: 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.


Source from luhu.jp