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Chocolate Mint Snow-Top Cookies

1-1/2 cups flour
1-1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1-1/2 cups mint flavored semisweet chocolate morsels
6 Tbsp butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1-1/2 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
powdered sugar

In bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
Over hot water, melt 1 cup mint morsels, stirring until smooth.
In bowl, beat butter and sugar until creamy.
Add melted morsels and vanilla.
Beat in eggs.
Gradually beat in flour mixture.
Stir in remaining morsels.
Wrap dough in plastic wrap; freeze until firm.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Shape dough into 1" balls; coat with powdered sugar.
Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake 10-12 minutes, until tops appear cracked.
Let stand 5 minutes on cookie sheet.
Cool completely.

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