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Brian's Chocolate Mint Christmas Cookies

A home-style Brian's Chocolate Mint Christmas Cookies made with Butter, Granulated Sugar, Lg Egg, T Vanilla Extract, and T Mint Extract. Serves 36. Scale it up or down for the number of people at the table.

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Ingredients

• 1/2 cup
• 1 cup
• 1
• 1/2
• 1/2
• 1/2
• 1/2 cup
• 1/4
• 1/2
• 2 oz
• 2

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Beat butter until soft; gradually add sugar and blend until creamy.

2. 2

   Mix in beaten egg and extracts.

3. 3

   DON'T USE A FOOD PROCESSOR!!!

4. 4

   Stir salt and baking powder into flour; stir into butter/sugar mixture.

5. 5

   Melt chocolate in water over a double-boiler; add to dough.

6. 6

   Form into a long roll approximately 2" - 3" wide.

7. 7

   Wrap dough with plastic wrap and chill overnight.

8. 8

   Slice dough 1/4" thick and place on greased cookie sheet.

9. 9

   Sprinkle with non-paralleils and press in slightly with back of spoon.

10. 10

    Bake in 400 degree oven for 8 - 10 minutes.

11. 11

    Cool cookies on rack.