Chewy Drizzled Cinnamon Chip Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup light corn syrup
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup cinnamon baking chips
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup finely ground walnuts or 1 cup pecans
• 2/3 cup cinnamon baking chips
• 1 1/2 teaspoons shortening (not butter or margarine)

Recipe

• 1 beat butter and brown sugar in a large bowl until fluffy.
• 2 add egg and corn syrup; mix well.
• 3 place 1 cup cinnamon chips in a microwave safe bowl. microwave for 1 minute at 50% power; stir. if necessary, microwave at 50% power in 15 second increments, stirring after each heating, until chips are melted when stirred.
• 4 stir melted chips into butter mixture.
• 5 stir together flour, baking soda and salt; add to cinnamon chip mixture, beating just until blended.
• 6 cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until firm enough to handle.
• 7 heat oven to 350* (300* convection oven).
• 8 shape dough into 1 inch balls (or #60 scoop); roll each ball into nuts, lightly pressing nuts into dough.
• 9 place dough 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. (flatten cookies slightly if using convection oven.).
• 10 bake 8 minutes (5 minutes convection) or until edges are firm. cool slightly; remove from sheets to wire rack. cool completely.
• 11 prepare drizzle: heat cinnamon chips and shortening in a medium microwave safe bowl. (use same timing and heating method as above.).
• 12 drizzle evenly over cooled cookies.