Mint Chocolate Pinwheels

By
Rhonda Diggins, Columbia, Maryland

If you like mint chocolate chip ice cream, you will love these cookies!

Preparation time
30 minutes
Cooking time
8 minutes
Total time
38 minutes
Yield
36 Cookies

Ingredients

10 ounces nestle mint chocolate chip morsels 3⁄4 cup butter (softened) 1⁄3 cup sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 1⁄4 cups flour 1⁄2 teaspoon salt

Instructions

  • Melt ½ c mint chocolate morsels over hot (not boiling) water, stir until smooth. Cool to room temperature. Set aside
  • In large bowl, combine butter and sugar; beat until creamy
  • Add egg and vanilla extract, blend well
  • Gradually add flour and salt
  • Place 1 cup dough in bowl
  • Add melted morsels and blend thoroughly
  • Shape chocolate dough into 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 ½ hours
  • Preheat oven 375° F
  • Between sheets of waxed paper, roll each ball of dough into 13 x 9 rectangle. Remove top layers of waxed paper
  • Invert chocolate dough on plain dough. Peel off waxed paper. Starting from the long side, roll up jelly style
  • Cut into ¼" slices, place on ungreased cookie sheet
  • Bake at 375 degrees F for 7-8 minutes
  • Cool completely on wire racks
  • Melt remaining 1 cup of mint chocolate morsels over hot (not boiling) water, stir until smooth. Spread flat side of each cookie with ½ slightly rounded teaspoon melted chocolate.
  • Chill until set. Enjoy!