Chocolate Mint Snow Top Drops

Chocolate Mint Snow Top Drops

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 (10 ounce package) 1 1/2 cups mint flavored semi sweet chocolate morsels
divided
6 tablespoons margarine, softened
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
2 eggs
confectioners sugar

In small bowl, combine flour, baking powder & salt; set aside. In small
saucepan over low heat, melt 1 cup mint flavored semi-sweet chocolate morsels.
In large mixer bowl, beat margarine and sugar until creamy. Add melted morsels
and vanilla extract. Beat in eggs. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in
remaining 1/2 cup mint chocolate morsels. Wrap dough in plastic wrap; freeze 30
minutes until firm.

Preheat oven to 350F.

Shape dough into 1 inch balls; coat with confectioners’ sugar. Place on
ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 10-12 minutes until tops appear cracked. Let
stand 2 minutes. Remove from cookie sheet; cool.

Yield: 3 dozen