Choco mint snaps.

Yield: 36-3“ cookies

Ingredients

• One 6oz pkg (1cup) Nestle semi-sweet real chocolate morsels
• 1 3/4 cups unsifted flour
• 2 teasp. baking soda
• 1 teasp cinnamon
• 1/4 teasp. salt
• 2/3 cup vegetable shortening
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup corn syrup
• 1/4 tsp. peppermint extract
• sugar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350° melt over hot (not boiling) water, chips.
2. Remove from heat and set aside.
3. In small bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. set aside.
4. In large bowl combine shortening, sugar, and egg. beat until creamy. mix in corn syrup, peppermint extract and melted chocolate.
5. Gradually blend in flour mixture.
6. Shape dough into balls using one level measuring tablespoon dough for each.
7. Roll in sugar. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
8. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes

Timing

• Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes.

Temperature

• 350°

Equipment

• oven, double boiler or heatproof bowl over hot water, small bowl, large bowl, beating and mixing utensils, level tablespoon measure, sugar-coating dish, and ungreased cookie sheet