Chocolate Mini Chip Holiday Cut Out cookies

By cindygwest

Ingredients

• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 2 t. vanilla extract
• 1/2 t. salt
• 1 large egg yolk
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups (12 ounce package) Semi-sweet Mini Chocolate Chips, divided
• 1 container (16 ounces) prepared vanilla frosting

Details

Servings 3

Preparation

Step 1

Beat butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, vanilla extract and salt in large mixer bowl until creamy. Beat in egg yolk. Gradually beat in flour. Stir in 1 1/2 cups morsels. Divcide dough in half. Cover; regrigerate for 1 hour or until firm.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Roll half of dough to 1/4 inch thickness between two sheets of wax paper. Remove top sheet of wax paper. Cut dough into shapes using cookie cutters. Lift from wax paper; place on ungreased baking sheets. Refrigerate for 10 minutes. Repeat with remaining dough.

Bake for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely. Spread with frosting; pipe with melted chocolate.

To Pipe Chocolate:

Place remaining morsels in heavy-duty plastic bag. Microwave on high power for 45 seconds; knead. Microwave for 10 seconds; knead until smooth. Cut tiny corner from bag; squeeze to pipe chocolate.