Chocolate Mint Pinwheels
- 1 12 cups mint chocolate chips (One 10-oz package of Nestle Toll House Mint-Chocolate Morsels, divided.)
- 1 large egg
- 34 cup butter, Softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 13 cup sugar
- 12 teaspoon salt
- 2 14 cups plain flour
- Melt, over hot (not boiling) water, 1/2 cup mint-chocolate chips, stir until smooth.
- Cool to room temperature, set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine butter and sugar; beat until creamy.
- Add egg and vanilla extract, blend well.
- Gradually beat in flour and salt.
- Place 1 cup of dough in a small bowl.
- Add melted chips; blend thoroughly.
- Shape into a ball, flatten, (mixture will appear curdled).
- Cover with plastic wrap.
- Shape remaining dough into ball; flatten.
- Cover with plastic wrap.
- Chill until firm, about 1 1/2 hours).
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Between sheets of waxed paper, roll each ball of dough into a 13 x 9-inch rectangle.
- Remove top layers of waxed paper and invert the chocolate dough onto the plain dough.
- Peel off waxed paper.
- Starting from the long side, roll up jelly roll stype.
- Cut into 1/4-inch slices; place on ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake at 375 degrees F. for 7 to 8 minutes.
- Cool completely on wire racks.
- Melt over hot, (not boiling), water remaining 1 cup of chips; stir until smooth.
- Spread flat side of cookie with 1/2 slightly rounded teaspoonful melted chocolate.
- Chill until set.
mint chocolate chips, egg, butter, vanilla, sugar, salt, flour
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-mint-pinwheels-7567 (may not work)