Best Easy Mint Surprise Cookies Recipes

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MINT-FILLED COOKIES



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I tuck a peppermint patty inside these treats for a fun surprise. The bites will melt in your mouth. —Karen Nielson, St. George, Utah

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 40m

Yield 40 cookies.

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 cup butter, softened
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 tablespoon 2% milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
40 chocolate-covered peppermint patties (1-1/2 inches), unwrapped
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 tablespoon shortening

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cream butter, cream cheese and sugars until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs, milk and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into butter mixture., Divide dough in half; shape each into a disk. Wrap in waxed paper and refrigerate 30 minutes or until firm enough to roll., Preheat oven to 400°. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion of dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 3-in. round cookie cutter. Place a mint patty in center of each circle; fold dough over patty. Pinch to seal seams. Place on greased baking sheets, seam side down., Bake 8-10 minutes or until cookies are golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely., In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Drizzle over cookies. Refrigerate until set. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator., Freeze option: Transfer unrolled disks to a freezer container; freeze. To use, thaw dough in refrigerator until soft enough to roll. Prepare, bake and decorate as directed.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 208 calories, Fat 8g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 24mg cholesterol, Sodium 117mg sodium, Carbohydrate 33g carbohydrate (21g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.

ANDES® MINT COOKIES



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Andes® mints wrapped in buttery cookie dough. A favorite in our house every Christmas!

Provided by Curlygirl

Categories     Desserts     Cookies

Time 2h30m

Yield 42

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup butter
1 cup white sugar
½ cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
65 chocolate-mint layer candies (such as Andes®), unwrapped, divided

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets.
  • Beat butter, white sugar, and brown sugar together in a bowl until smooth and creamy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla extract.
  • Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture until dough is just-combined. Transfer dough to a resealable plastic bag, squeeze out excess air, and seal bag. Refrigerate until dough firms, at least 2 hours.
  • Divide dough into 42 portions and wrap 1 dough portion around 1 mint. Repeat with remaining dough portions. Place dough 2-inches apart on prepared baking sheets.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until edges of cookies are golden, 10 to 12 minutes.
  • Melt remaining chocolate mint candies in a microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl in 30-second intervals in the microwave, stirring after each melting, for 1 to 3 minutes. Drizzle melted mint chocolate over cookies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 138.8 calories, Carbohydrate 17.6 g, Cholesterol 20.5 mg, Fat 7 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 1.7 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, Sodium 91.6 mg, Sugar 6.5 g

CHOCOLATE MINT COOKIES I



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This is a melt in your mouth chocolate cookie that has a chocolate mint frosting. It's delicious and it's easy!

Provided by Susan Black

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Chocolate Cookie Recipes

Yield 18

Number Of Ingredients 9

¾ cup butter
1 ½ cups packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons water
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
2 eggs
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 ¼ teaspoons baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
36 chocolate mint wafer candies

Steps:

  • In a large pan over low heat, cook butter, sugar and water until butter is melted. Add chocolate chips and stir until partially melted. Remove from heat and continue to stir until chocolate is completely melted. Pour into a large bowl and let stand 10 minutes to cool off slightly.
  • At high speed, beat in eggs, one at a time into chocolate mixture. Reduce speed to low and add dry ingredients, beating until blended. Chill dough about 1 hour.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Roll dough into balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet about 2 inches apart. Bake 8-10 minutes. While cookies are baking unwrap mints and divide each in half. When cookies are brought out of the oven, put 1/2 mint on top of each cookie. Let the mint sit for up to 5 minutes until melted, then spread the mint on top of the cookie. Eat and enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 364.3 calories, Carbohydrate 55.6 g, Cholesterol 41 mg, Fat 15.9 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 3.7 g, SaturatedFat 9.7 g, Sodium 222 mg, Sugar 39 g

CHOCOLATE MINT COOKIES



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Of all my cookie recipes, these are my family's favorites. When they're given a choice between them and store-bought mint cookies, these win hands down.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 45m

Yield about 9 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 9

3/4 cup butter
1-1/2 cups packed dark brown sugar
2 tablespoons water
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
2 large eggs, room temperature
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/4 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 packages (4.67 ounces each) mint Andes candies, halved

Steps:

  • In a small heavy saucepan, combine the butter, brown sugar and water; cook over low heat until butter is melted. Remove from the heat; stir in chips until melted. , Transfer to a large bowl; cool for 10 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to the chocolate mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle. , Roll into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until surface cracks. Remove to wire racks. Immediately place half of a mint candy on each cookie. Let stand until candy begins to melt; spread with a knife.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 108 calories, Fat 5g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 15mg cholesterol, Sodium 82mg sodium, Carbohydrate 16g carbohydrate (11g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 1g protein.

STARLIGHT MINT SURPRISE COOKIES



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A really good sugar cookie with a mint surprise! My Mom would make these for special occasions. I also remember feeling special when sharing these when she had her afternoon tea...they are really yummy! )Time est. does not include the dough chilling)

Provided by LiisaN

Categories     Dessert

Time 24m

Yield 4 1/2 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 10

3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
10 ounces chocolate-covered mint candies, wafer-discs, any mint chocolate candies (sometimes I use Andes mints)
halved walnuts

Steps:

  • Sift together the flour,baking soda and salt.
  • Cream the butter, sugars.
  • Add the eggs, vanilla- beat well.
  • Blend in the dry ingredients.
  • Cover and chill at least two hours or overnight.
  • Take a tablespoon size amount of dough and enclose/conceal mint in dough.
  • Place on ungreased baking sheet.
  • Place walnut half on top.
  • Bake at 375° for 9-12 minutes.

EASY MINT SURPRISE COOKIES



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With No time for Nana's homemade cookie recipe, I improvised and re-created an easy version of one of our favorite cookies.

Provided by Michelle Wolf

Categories     Other Desserts

Time 15m

Number Of Ingredients 2

2 pkg pilsbury sugar cookie dough
2 pkg andies chocolate mints

Steps:

  • 1. pre heat oven to recommended temperature on cookie dough package.
  • 2. Roll cookie dough by the teaspoonful into balls and wrap around each individual mint-(reserve some mints for garnish). Bake 8-10 min or until golden.
  • 3. Garnish: melt remaining mints in ten second intervals in microwave until smooth, drizzle onto cooled cookies

MINT SURPRISE COOKIES



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This cookie is a Christmas tradition started by my grandmother. She used to always mail them along with her "Minnesota Bars" (#162331). I have a note on the recipe card that it was originally a winner in Pillsbury's 1st Grand National by Miss Laura Rott of Naperville, Illinois. (One bite and you'll know why it won.) The original recipe called for one package of Rockwood Chocolate Mint Wafers. I've never been able to find them in the store so I use Andes Mint Baking Pieces. I'm sure you could also melt regular chocolate chips and add a little mint flavoring as well. I posted the "refrigerator cookie" method because I think it's easier. You can also chill dough for just two hours, then enclose chocolate in 1 tbsp. of dough. Bake according to directions. COOKING TIME INCLUDES FOUR HOURS OF CHILLING.

Provided by Julie

Categories     Dessert

Time 4h25m

Yield 24 Cookies, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter (1/2 shortening okay)
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tablespoon water
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 (10 ounce) package andes mint chocolate chips
walnut halves

Steps:

  • Sift flour, soda, and salt.
  • Cream butter and sugar well.
  • Add eggs, water, and vanilla.
  • Blend in dry ingredients gradually; mix thoroughly.
  • Shape dough into rolls 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Wrap in wax paper. Chill at least four hours.
  • Meanwhile, melt chocolate and cut into small, round wafers (the shape isn't so important -- just enough to fill the center of the cookie).
  • Cut dough in slices 1/8" thick. Place on cookie sheet. Top one slice of dough with chocolate wafer. Cover with second slice and seal edges.
  • Top with walnut half.
  • Bake at 375 for 10-12 minutes.

MINT CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES



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Calling all mint chocolate lovers! These amazing and easy mint chocolate chip cookies are a favorite for any time of the year, but because of their bright green color they are especially perfect to bake for Christmas, St. Patrick's day, or another green-themed event! Keep things simple by mixing up the cookie dough from a bag of classic Betty Crocker™ sugar cookie mix before adding in the chocolate and mint. Remember to pick up green food coloring along with your creme de menthe baking chips and mint extract to transform this classic sugar dough into delightfully festive and deliciously minty cookies. Keep this recipe on hand for the next time you are baking a treat to celebrate one of your favorite holidays or for those times when you are just in the mood for a deliciously decadent mint chocolate chip dessert.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 40m

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ sugar cookie mix
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon mint extract
6 to 8 drops green food color
1 egg
1 cup creme de menthe baking chips
1 cup semisweet chocolate chunks

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, stir cookie mix, butter, extract, food color and egg until soft dough forms. Stir in creme de menthe baking chips and chocolate chunks.
  • Using small cookie scoop or teaspoon, drop dough 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
  • Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Cool 3 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Serve warm or cool completely. Store tightly covered at room temperature.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 140, Carbohydrate 17 g, Cholesterol 15 mg, Fat 1 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 4 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 75 mg, Sugar 13 g, TransFat 1/2 g

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