Chocolate Mint Meltaways - cooking recipe

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

Preparation

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