YUMMY MUMMY COOKIES!!!

Yummy Mummy Cookies
2/3 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup cocoa
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup mini chocolate chips
1 to 2 pkg. (10-oz. each) white chocolate chips
1 to 2 Tbs. shortening (do not use butter or margarine)
Additional: mini chocolate chips for eyes
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1-) Beat butter, sugar, and vanilla in large bowl until creamy. Add eggs; beat well. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt; gradually add to butter mixture, bating until blended. Stir in 1 cup mini chocolate chips. Refrigerate dough 15-20 minutes or until firm enough to handle.
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2-) Heat oven to 350 degrees.
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3-) To form mummy body, using 1 tablespoon dough, roll into 3 1/2 inch carrot shape; place on ungreased cookie sheet. To form the head, using 1 teaspoon dough, roll into ball the size of a grape; press onto wide end of body. Repeat procedure with remaining dough.
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4-) Bake 8-9 minutes or until set. Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely.
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5-) Place 1 2/3 cups (10 ounce package) white chips and 1 tablespoon shortening in microwave-safe pie plate or shallow bowl. Microwave at HIGH 1 minute; stir until chips are melted. (I used a double boiler.)
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6-) Coat tops of cookies by placing one cookie at a time on table knife or narrow spatula; spoon white chip mixture evenly over cookie to coat. (If mixture begins to thicken, return to microwave for a few seconds.) Place coated cookies on wax paper. Melt additional chips with shortening, if needed, for additional coating. As coating begins to set on cookies, using a toothpick, score lies and facial features into coating to resemble mummy. Place 2 mini chips on each cookie for eyes. Store, covered, in cool, dry place. Makes abut 30 cookies.