Chocolate Mint Meltaways

Adopted from the RecipeZaar account.

• Ready In: 0 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups  mint chocolate chips
• 1  large  egg yolk
• 3⁄4 cup butter, Softened
• 1 1⁄4 cups flour, Unbleached
• 1⁄2 cup confectioners' sugar, Sifted

• GLAZE

• 1⁄2 cup  mint chocolate chips (Use 1 10-oz bag of Nestles Mint-Chocolate Chips and divide into 1 cup and 1/2 cup.)
• 2  tablespoons  almonds, Toasted, Chopped
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons vegetable shortening

Directions

1. COOKIES:
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
3. Melt over hot (not boiling) water, 1 cup of mint chocolate chips; stir until smooth.
4. Set aside.
5. In a large bowl, combine butter, confectioners' sugar, and egg yolk.
6. Beat until creamy.
7. Add melted chips and flour; beat until well blended.
8. Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
9. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 8 to 10 minutes.
10. Allow to stand for 3 minutes before removing from cookie sheets.
11. Cool completely on wire racks.
12. GLAZE:
13. Combine over hot (not boiling) water the remaining 1/2 cup of mint-chocolate chips and vegetable shortening.
14. Stir until chips are melted and mixture is smooth.
15. Drizzle each cookie with 1/2 t of the glaze; sprinkle with almonds.
16. Chill until set.
17. Stor in airtight container in the refrigerator.