White Chocolate Ganache Coated Chocolate Chip Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

COOKIES
10 tablespoons butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
3 -4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips or 2 cups milk chocolate chips
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)
GLAZE
1 2/3 cups white chocolate chips (10 oz. package)
2 -5 tablespoons heavy cream

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325\u00b0F.
COOKIES: Cream the butter and sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.
Blend in the eggs and vanilla.
Combine the flour and salt; add gradually to the butter mixture with the mixer on low speed.
Mix just until combined, only adding enough flour to make a dough.
Stir in the chocolate chips and nuts (if using) with a spoon.
Shape dough into 1\" balls; spaced 1\" apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
Flatten cookies slightly.
Bake for 10-12 minutes or until light golden brown around the bottom edge; do not overbake.
Cool for 2 minutes on the cookie sheets; transfer cookies to wire racks and cool completely.
GLAZE: (Make this while the cookies are baking) Melt the white chocolate chips in a medium saucepan over very low heat, stirring, until smooth.
Add enough heavy cream to make a medium-thick glaze.
Heat again and stir until smooth.
Spoon 1 tsp of the glaze over the top of each warm cookie.
Cool completely.