Recipe Name: Chocolate Mint Christmas Cookies
| Ingredients | |||
| 1/2 | cup | butter | |
| 1 | cup | sugar | |
| 1 | each | egg, beaten | |
| 1/2 | teaspoon | vanilla extract | |
| 1/2 | teaspoon | mint extract | |
| 1/2 | teaspoon | mint extract | |
| 1/2 | cup | flour | |
| 1/4 | teaspoon | salt | |
| 1/2 | teaspoon | baking powder | |
| 2 | oz | chocolate, unsweetened | |
| 1 | non-paralleils, multi-colored | ||
| 2 | teaspoon | water | |
Directions: | |||
| Beat butter until soft; gradually add sugar and blend until creamy. Mix in beaten egg and extracts. Stir salt and baking powder into flour; stir into butter/sugar mixture. Melt chocolate in water over a double-boiler; add to dough. Form into a long roll approximately 2-3 inches wide. Wrap dough with plastic wrap and chill overnight. Slice dough 1/4 inch thick and place on greased cookie sheet. Sprinkle with non-paralleils and press in slightly with back of spoon. Bake in 400 degree oven for 8 - 10 minutes. Cool cookies on rack. | |||