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Outrageous Chocolate Mint Cookies

Outrageous Chocolate Mint Cookies
Similar to a brownie in texture, this pleasantly chewy cookie mimics the flavors of the Girl Scouts’ beloved Thin Mints. (Maybe you’ll want to rename these delicious morsels Thick Mints.) —Tina Cowan, Chandler, Arizona
36 ServingsPrep: 20 min. Bake: 10 min./batch

Ingredients

  • 1 cup 60% cacao bittersweet chocolate baking chips
  • 1/4 cup butter, cubed
  • 2 eggs
  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
  • 36 mint Andes candies, chopped

Directions

  • In a microwave, melt bittersweet chocolate chips and butter; stir
  • until smooth. Cool slightly. In a large bowl, beat eggs and brown
  • sugar. Stir in vanilla and chocolate mixture. Combine the flour,
  • baking powder and salt; gradually add to chocolate mixture. Stir in
  • semisweet chocolate chips and candies.
  • Drop by teaspoonfuls 3 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at
  • 350° for 8-10 minutes or until edges are set. Cool for 2 minutes
  • before removing from pans to wire racks. Store in an airtight
  • container. Yield: 3 dozen.
© Taste of Home 2013

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Nutrition Facts: 1 cookie equals 111 calories, 6 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 15 mg cholesterol, 47 mg sodium, 15 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 1 g protein.
© Taste of Home 2013