Chocolate Mint Pinwheels

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Title: Chocolate Mint Pinwheels
Categories: Candies, Cookies, Chocolate
Yield: 10 servings

1 1/2 c Chocolate Mint Chips; * 1 ea Egg; Large
3/4 c Butter; Softened 1 ts Vanilla Extract
1/3 c Sugar 1/2 ts Salt

* One 10-oz package of Nestle Toll House Mint-Chocolate Morsels; divided.
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Melt, over hot (not boiling) water, 1/2 cup mint-chocolate chips, stir
until smooth. Cool to room temperature, set aside. In a large bowl,
combine butter and sugar; beat until creamy. Add egg and vanilla
extract, blend well. Gradually beat in flour and salt. Place 1 cup of
dough in a small bowl. Add melted chips; blend thoroughly. Shape into a
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 1/2 hours). Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Between
sheets of waxed paper, roll each ball of dough into a 13 x 9-inch
rectangle. Remove top layers of waxed paper and invert the chocolate
dough onto the plain dough. Peel off waxed paper. Starting from the long
side, roll up jelly roll stype. Cut into 1/4-inch slices; place on
ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees F. for 7 to 8 minutes. Cool
completely on wire racks. Melt over hot, (not boiling), water remaining 1
cup of chips; stir until smooth. Spread flat side of cookie with 1/2
slightly rounded teaspoonful melted chocolate. Chill until set.

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