Deep Chocolate Mint Cookies

This is my Mom's favorite Christmas cookie. One of the things she passed down to us kids is the love for the combination of chocolate and mint flavors! Thin mints (especially grasshopper cookies), mint Hershey's kisses, and these cookies are a few examples. We would go especially crazy at Christmas time by filling our stockings with lots of chocolate and mint combinations, with other candies too of course. :)

Deep Chocolate Mint Cookies 

1 1/2 C. (10 oz pck) Nestle's mint flavored semi sweet chips
1 1/4 C. all purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/3 C. butter or margarine
1/4 C. granulate sugar
1/4 C. brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla

Melt 3/4 C morsels in small heavy saucepan over lowest heat, or microwave for 1 minute, stir then 10-20 seconds intervals, stirring until smooth. Combine flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl. Beat butter and sugars in small mixer bowl. Beat in egg, vanilla and melted chocolate. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in remaining morsels. Drop by rounded TBLS. onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake in preheated oven @ 350 F. for 8-10 minutes or until cookies are puffed. (do not overbake). Cool for 5 minutes, remove from pan.