Chocolate Snowtops

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups mint chocolate chips
• 6 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 combine flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
• 2 over hot (not boiling) water, melt 1 cup chocolate chips, stirring until smooth.
• 3 (or melt in the microwave) beat butter and sugar until creamy.
• 4 add melted chocolate and vanilla.
• 5 beat in eggs.
• 6 gradually beat in flour mixture.
• 7 stir in remaining 1/2 cup chocolate chips.
• 8 wrap dough in plastic wrap; chill until firm.
• 9 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 10 shape dough into 1" balls; roll in powdered sugar.
• 11 place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• 12 bake 10-12 minutes, until tops appear cracked.
• 13 let stand 5 minutes on cookie sheet.
• 14 remove and cool completely.