White Chocolate Ganache Coated Chocolate Chip Cookies

• 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

1. Preheat oven to 325u0b0F.
2. COOKIES: Cream the butter and sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.
3. Blend in the eggs and vanilla.
4. Combine the flour and salt; add gradually to the butter mixture with the mixer on low speed.
5. Mix just until combined, only adding enough flour to make a dough.
6. Stir in the chocolate chips and nuts (if using) with a spoon.
7. Shape dough into 1" balls; spaced 1" apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
8. Flatten cookies slightly.
9. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until light golden brown around the bottom edge; do not overbake.
10. Cool for 2 minutes on the cookie sheets; transfer cookies to wire racks and cool completely.
11. GLAZE: (Make this while the cookies are baking) Melt the white chocolate chips in a medium saucepan over very low heat, stirring, until smooth.
12. Add enough heavy cream to make a medium-thick glaze.
13. Heat again and stir until smooth.
14. Spoon 1 tsp of the glaze over the top of each warm cookie.
15. Cool completely.

butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, salt, semisweet chocolate chips, nuts, white chocolate chips, heavy cream

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/white-chocolate-ganache-coated-chocolate-chip-cookies-70567 (may not work)