Chewy Drizzled Cinnamon Chip Cookies

A great cookie recipe that uses Cinnamon Chips.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 60
• Yields: 5 dozen

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

• Cinnamon Chip Drizzle

• 2⁄3 cup  cinnamon baking chips
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons shortening (not butter or margarine)

Directions

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.