Double Chocolate Mint Chip Cookies

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Title: DOUBLE CHOCOLATE MINT CHIP COOKIES
Categories: Chocolate, Cookies, Desserts
Yield: 6 servings

1 1/2 c Mint-Chocolate Chips; *
1 1/4 c Flour; Unbleached
3/4 t Baking Soda
1/2 t Salt
1/2 c Butter; Softened
1/2 c Brown Sugar; Firmly Packed
1/4 c Sugar; Granulated
1/2 t Vanilla Extract
1 ea Egg; Large
1/2 c Nuts; Chopped

* Use 1 10-oz bag of Nestles Toll House Mint-Chocolate Chips divided in
half for this recipe.
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Melt over hot (not boiling) water, 3/4 cup
of the mint-chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Remove from heat; cool to
room temperature. In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt;
set aside. In a large bowl, combine butter, brown sugar, sugar, and
vanilla extract; beat until creamy. Add melted chips and egg; beat well.
Gradually blend in the flour mixture. Stir in remaining 3/4 cup of
mint-chocolate chips and nuts. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto
ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 375 degrees F. for 8 to 10 minutes.
Allow to stand 2 to 3 minutes; remove from cookie sheets. Cool completely
on wire racks.

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