ANDES MINT COOKIES
Andes Mint Cookies are a gentle-baked chocolate cookie loaded with Andes Mint portions and unfold with an additional layer of mint goodness. They’re remarkable straight from the oven.
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Its a simple cookie recipe with one little more step for a high-quality minty cookie. proper after you're taking them out of the oven, place a mint on pinnacle of the cookie, permit it melt and lightly unfold it around. They’re tremendous after they have cooled, however my favorite manner to devour them is after they’re nevertheless warm, and melted.
INGREDIENTS:
- ½ cup butter, softened
- ½ cup white sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon mint extract
- 1 egg
- 1 cup flour
- ½ cup cocoa
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup Andes mint baking pieces
- 24 Andes mints
INSTRUCTIONS:
- In a large bowl, beat the softened butter until light colored. Cream in white and brown sugar. Beat in the vanilla and mint extract and the egg.
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, salt and cocoa. Stir into the wet ingredients. Stir in the Andes mint pieces.
- Roll the dough into 1 inch balls and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 350 F. Place the balls on a cookie sheet and bake in a preheated oven for 9-11 minutes. Do not overbake or they will be crunchy.
- Remove them from the oven and immediately place 1 and 1/2 Andes mints on the top of the cookie. Let them sit for a minute until the mint has melted and then gently spread on the cookie with a knife. Let them cool completely before storing, Or enjoy them warm.
