Choco-mint Snappers

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup nestle mint chocolate chips (if you can't find mint chips, use semi-sweet chips and 3 tsp. of mint flavoring)
• 2/3 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup corn syrup
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 melt chips over hot, not boiling, water and remove from heat.
• 2 combine shortening, sugar and egg in a bowl and beat till creamy.
• 3 blend in melted chocolate and corn syrup.
• 4 sift together flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
• 5 stir sifted mixture gradually into chocolate mixture.
• 6 shape into balls using 1 tbs for each.
• 7 roll balls of dough in sugar and place 3 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• 8 cook in a 350 degree oven for 15 minutes.
• 9 let stand for a few minutes before removing from tray.