Mint Cookies

These are melt in your mouth heaven!
If you serve this at your next party you
can count on your guests being very happy.
I will bet that you'll be handing out the recipe.

Ingrdients:
Dough
1 cup sugar
1 stick (1/2 cup) butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
2 squares (1 oz. each)
unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt

directions;
Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
Mix sugar, butter, vanilla,
egg and unsweetened chocolate.
Stir in flour and salt.
Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls about
2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet.
Flatten each cookie with fingertips.
Bake until set, about 8 minutes.
Remove to cooling racks and cool completely.

Peppermint Frosting
2-1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 stick (1/4 cup) butter, softened
3 tablespoons milk
1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract

Mix all frosting ingredients until
smooth and of spreading consistency.

Chocolate Drizzle
1/2 stick (1/4 cup) butter, softened
2 tablespoons corn syrup
1-6 oz. package semisweet chocolate chips

Simmer all drizzle ingredients over low heat.
Stir constantly until butter and chocolate are melted.

Spread peppermint frosting over cooled cookies
then drizzle each with chocolate mixture.
Leave on counter for 2-3 hours until frosting is set.