Chocolate Mint Deams

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 54
• 3/4 cup butter, softened (no substitutes)
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
• 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 1 -2 drop green food coloring
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 teaspoon shortening

Recipe

• 1 in a large mixing bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar.
• 2 beat in chocolate and mint extract.
• 3 gradually add flour.
• 4 stir in chocolate chips.
• 5 [doughwill be soft.
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• 7 drop by tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
• 8 bake at 375 for 6-8 minutes or until firm.
• 9 cool for 4 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.
• 10 meawhile, combine icing ingredients; spread over cooled cookies.
• 11 let set.
• 12 in a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth.
• 13 drizzle over cookies.