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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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Adopted from the RecipeZaar account. Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups mint chocolate chips |
1 large egg yolk |
3/4 cup butter, softened |
1 1/4 cups flour, unbleached |
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted |
1/2 cup mint chocolate chips (use 1 10-oz bag of nestles mint-chocolate chips and divide into 1 cup and 1/2 cup.) |
2 tablespoons almonds, toasted, chopped |
1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable shortening |
Directions:
1. COOKIES:
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
3. Melt over hot (not boiling) water, 1 cup of mint chocolate chips; stir until smooth.
4. Set aside.
5. In a large bowl, combine butter, confectioners' sugar, and egg yolk.
6. Beat until creamy.
7. Add melted chips and flour; beat until well blended.
8. Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
9. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 8 to 10 minutes.
10. Allow to stand for 3 minutes before removing from cookie sheets.
11. Cool completely on wire racks.
12. GLAZE:
13. Combine over hot (not boiling) water the remaining 1/2 cup of mint-chocolate chips and vegetable shortening.
14. Stir until chips are melted and mixture is smooth.
15. Drizzle each cookie with 1/2 t of the glaze; sprinkle with almonds.
16. Chill until set.
17. Stor in airtight container in the refrigerator.
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