CraftLady - Posted March 04, 2004 05:46 AM
SNOW MOUNTAIN COOKIES
1 ¼ cup butter flavor Crisco stick or all vegetable shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tbsp. vanilla
4 cups flour
1 tsp. Salt
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup chopped walnuts
Glaze:
1 2/3 cups vanilla milk chips
2 to 5 tbsps. whipping cream or 1 to 3 tbsps. milk
Heat oven to 325. Place sheets of foil on countertop for cooling cookies
For cookies, combine shortening and sugar in large bowl. Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine flour and salt. Add gradually to creamed mixture at low speed. Beat until well blended. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts with spoon. Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheet.
Bake at 325 for 10 to 12 minutes or until light golden brown around bottom edge. Do not overbake. Cool on baking sheet 2 minutes. Remove cookies to foil to cool completely.
For glaze soften vanilla milk chips. Add enough whipping cream to make medium glaze. Heat and stir until smooth. Spoon 1 tablespoonful over top of each warm cookie. Cool completely.
SNOW MOUNTAIN COOKIES
1 ¼ cup butter flavor Crisco stick or all vegetable shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tbsp. vanilla
4 cups flour
1 tsp. Salt
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup chopped walnuts
Glaze:
1 2/3 cups vanilla milk chips
2 to 5 tbsps. whipping cream or 1 to 3 tbsps. milk
Heat oven to 325. Place sheets of foil on countertop for cooling cookies
For cookies, combine shortening and sugar in large bowl. Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine flour and salt. Add gradually to creamed mixture at low speed. Beat until well blended. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts with spoon. Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheet.
Bake at 325 for 10 to 12 minutes or until light golden brown around bottom edge. Do not overbake. Cool on baking sheet 2 minutes. Remove cookies to foil to cool completely.
For glaze soften vanilla milk chips. Add enough whipping cream to make medium glaze. Heat and stir until smooth. Spoon 1 tablespoonful over top of each warm cookie. Cool completely.