Title: Chocolate Mint Pinwheels
Categories: Candy Cookie Chocolate
Yield: 10 Servings
| 1 1/2 | c | Chocolate Mint Chips; * |
| 3/4 | c | Butter; Softened |
| 1/3 | c | Sugar |
| 1 | | Egg; Large |
| 1 | ts | Vanilla Extract |
| 1/2 | ts | Salt |
* One 10-oz package of Nestle Toll House Mint-Chocolate Morsels; divided.
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Melt, over hot (not boiling) water, 1/2 cup mint-chocolate chips, stir
until smooth. Cool to room temperature, set aside. In a large bowl,
combine butter and sugar; beat until creamy. Add egg and vanilla extract,
blend well. Gradually beat in flour and salt. Place 1 cup of dough in a
small bowl. Add melted chips; blend thoroughly. Shape into a ball,
flatten, (mixture will appear curdled). Cover with plastic wrap. Shape
remaining dough into ball; flatten. Cover with plastic wrap. Chill until
firm, about 1 1/2 hours). Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Between sheets
of waxed paper, roll each ball of dough into a 13 x 9-inch rectangle.
Remove top layers of waxed paper and invert the chocolate dough onto the
plain dough. Peel off waxed paper. Starting from the long side, roll up
jelly roll stype. Cut into 1/4-inch slices; place on ungreased cookie
sheet. Bake at 375 degrees F. for 7 to 8 minutes. Cool completely on wire
racks. Melt over hot, (not boiling), water remaining 1 cup of chips; stir
until smooth. Spread flat side of cookie with 1/2 slightly rounded
teaspoonful melted chocolate. Chill until set.