Mint Meltaways

Mint Meltaways

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups Mint-Chocolate Chips
• 3/4 cups Butter - Softened
• 1/2 cups Confectioners' Sugar - Sifted
• 1 Egg Yolk - Large
• 1 1/4 cups Flour
• GLAZE
• 1/2 cups mint chocolate chips
• 1 1/2 tablespoons shortening
• 2 tablespoons almonds, toasted, chopped

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF.
2. Melt over hot (not boiling) water, 1 cup of mint chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Set aside.
3. In a large bowl, combine butter, confectioners' sugar, and egg yolk. Beat until creamy. Add melted chips and flour; beat until well blended.
4. Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
5. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 8 to 10 minutes. Allow to stand for 3 minutes before removing from cookie sheets. Cool completely on wire racks.
6. GLAZE: Combine over hot (not boiling) water the remaining 1/2 cup of mint-chocolate chips and vegetable shortening. Stir until chips are melted and mixture is smooth.
7. Drizzle each cookie with the glaze; sprinkle with almonds.
8. Chill until set. Store in airtight container in the refrigerator.