Glazed Chocolate Mint Cookies
Yield
1 servingsPrep
75 minCook
10 minReady
110 minIngredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
1 ½ | cups |
chocolate chips
mint |
* |
1 | cup |
unbleached all-purpose flour
|
|
¾ | teaspoon |
baking powder
|
|
¼ | teaspoon |
baking soda
|
|
¼ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
¼ | cup |
butter
softened |
|
6 | tablespoons |
sugar
|
|
½ | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
1 | each |
eggs
large |
|
Glaze | |||
1 | cup |
chocolate chips
mint |
* |
¼ | cup |
vegetable shortening
|
* |
3 | tablespoons |
light corn syrup
|
|
2 ¼ | teaspoons |
water
|
Ingredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
355 | ml |
chocolate chips
mint |
* |
237 | ml |
unbleached all-purpose flour
|
|
3.8 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
1.3 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
1.3 | ml |
salt
|
|
59 | ml |
butter
softened |
|
9E+1 | ml |
sugar
|
|
2.5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
1 | each |
eggs
large |
|
Glaze | |||
237 | ml |
chocolate chips
mint |
* |
59 | ml |
vegetable shortening
|
* |
45 | ml |
light corn syrup
|
|
11 | ml |
water
|
Directions
COOKIES: Melt over hot (not boiling) water, ½ cup mint chocolate chips; stir until smooth.
Set aside.
In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
In a large bowl, combine butter, sugar and vanilla extract; beat until creamy.
Beat in egg; blend in melted chips.
Gradually beat in the flour mixture.
Shape dough into a ball and wrap in waxed paper.
Chill about 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 350℉ (180℃).
On a lightly floured board, roll dough to 1/16-inch thickness.
Cut with a 2-inch cookie cutter.
Reroll remaining dough and cut out cookies again.
Place on ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake at 350℉ (180℃) F for 8 to 10 minutes.
Cool completely on wire racks.
GLAZE: Combine over hot (not boiling)water the remaining mint chocolate chips, vegetable shortening, corn syrup, and water; stir until morsels are melted and mixture is smooth.
Remove from heat but keep mixture over hot water.
Dip ½ of each cookie into glaze; shake off any excess glaze.
Place cookies on waxed paper line cookie sheets.
Chill until glaze sets (about 10 minutes).
Keep refrigerated until ready to use.