Chocolate Mint Snow-Top Cookies (Food Network)

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with chocolate mint chips

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups Flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 cups mint flavored semi-sweet chocolate morsels
  • 6 tbs butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs
  • Confectioners sugar

Preparation

Step 1

In bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt; set aside. Over hot water, melt 1 cup mint morsels, stirring til smooth. In bowl, beat butter and sugar til creamy. Add melted morsels and vanilla. Beat in eggs. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in remaining morsels. Wrap dough in plastic wrap; freeze til firm.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Shape dough into 1-inch balls; coat with confectioners sugar. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 mins, til tops appear cracked. Let stand 5 minutes on cookie sheet. Cool completely.