Chocolate Mint Meltaways

• 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

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

mint chocolate chips, egg yolk, butter, flour, confectioners, mint chocolate chips, almonds, vegetable shortening

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-mint-meltaways-7570 (may not work)