Chocolate Mint Snow Top Drops

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour 
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 
• 1/4 teaspoon salt 
• 1 (10 ounce package) 1 1/2 cups mint flavored semi sweet chocolate morsels divided 
• 6 tablespoons margarine, softened 
• 1 cup sugar 
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla 
• 2 eggs 
• confectioners sugar 

Method

In small bowl, combine flour, baking powder & salt; set aside.  In small saucepan over low heat, melt 1 cup mint flavored semi-sweet chocolate morsels. In large mixer bowl, beat margarine and sugar until creamy. Add melted morsels and vanilla extract.  Beat in eggs. Gradually beat in flour mixture.  Stir in remaining 1/2 cup mint chocolate morsels.  Wrap dough in plastic wrap; freeze 30 minutes until firm.  Preheat oven to 350°F.  
Shape dough into 1 inch balls; coat with confectioners' sugar.  Place on ungreased cookie sheets.  Bake 10-12 minutes until tops appear cracked. Let stand 2 minutes.  
Remove from cookie sheet; cool.  

Yield: 3 dozen 

Submitted by: L. English