[Diana in Wisconsin]

*DROOL* :)

[Liz]

These are nice on a cookie server with the Cherry Snowballs.

Mint Chocolate Logs / 48 cookies

Combine stick softened margarine, 4 oz fat/free cream/cheese, one whipped egg white, one square melted unsweet/chocolate, ½ tea each vanilla, peppermint extracts.

Add combined 1 ½ cup unbleached flour, ¾ cup sugar, ¼ cup fine-chpped almonds, ½ tea b/powder, ¼ tea salt. Cover/chill firm an hour.

Divide 1/4 dough in 12 pieces. Roll each piece in 2 1/2" long strip. Bake 1" apart on ungreased sheetpan 375 deg 8-10 min (edges are set). Cool on sheetpan 2 min, then liftout, cool completely on wire rack.

Spread 1/2 c melted mint chocolate chips on one end of logs. Let set.

Repeat w/ rest dough.