Cooking Recipe Chocolate Mint Snow-Top Cookies

Recipe Ingredients

1 1/2 c All-purpose flour

1 1/2 ts Baking powder

1/4 ts Salt

1 pk NESTLE Toll House mint

-flavored semi-sweet

-chocolate morsels, divided

6 tb Butter, softened

1 c Granulated sugar

1 1/2 ts Vanilla extract

2 Eggs

Confectioners' sugar

Directions

In small bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt; set aside. Over
hot (not boiling) water, melt 1 cup Nestle Toll House mint flavored
semi-sweet chocolate morsels, stirring until smooth; set aside.

In large mixer bowl, beat butter and granulated sugar until creamy.
Add melted mint flavored semi-sweet chocolate morsels and vanilla
extract. Beat in eggs. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in
remaining 1/2 cup mint flavored semi-sweet chocolate morsels. Wrap
dough in plastic wrap and freeze until firm, about 20 minutes.

Preheat oven to 350'F. Shape dough into 1" balls; coat with
confectioners' sugar. Place on ungreased cookie sheets.

Bake 10-12 minutes until tops appear cracked. Let stand on cookie
sheets 5 minutes. Remove from cookie sheets; cool completely.

Makes about 3 dozen cookies.