Categories: Candies, Cookies, Chocolate 
      Yield: 6 servings 
  
  1 1/2 c  Mint-Chocolate Chips; *           1/2 c  Brown Sugar; Firmly Packed 
  1 1/4 c  Flour; Unbleached                 1/4 c  Sugar; Granulated 
    3/4 ts Baking Soda                       1/2 ts Vanilla Extract 
    1/2 ts Salt                                1 ea Egg; Large 
    1/2 c  Butter; Softened                  1/2 c  Nuts; Chopped 
  
  *  Use 1 10-oz bag of Nestles Toll House Mint-Chocolate Chips divided in 
     half for this recipe. 
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  Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.  Melt over hot (not boiling) water, 3/4 cup 
  of the mint-chocolate chips; stir until smooth.  Remove from heat; cool to 
  room temperature.  In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt; 
  set aside.  In a large bowl, combine butter, brown sugar, sugar, and 
  vanilla extract; beat until creamy.  Add melted chips and egg; beat well. 
  Gradually blend in the flour mixture.  Stir in remaining 3/4 cup of 
  mint-chocolate chips and nuts.  Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto 
  ungreased cookie sheets.  Bake at 375 degrees F. for 8 to 10 minutes. 
  Allow to stand 2 to 3 minutes; remove from cookie sheets.  Cool completely 
  on wire racks.