Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • (2 each)
  • Calories:
  • 296
  • Fat:
  • 13 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 8 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 44 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 175 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 48 g
  • Fiber:
  • 1 g
  • Protein:
  • 3 g

Surprise Package Cookies

"Each of these buttery cookies has a chocolate mint candy inside," says Lorraine Meyer of Bend, Oregon. "They're my very favorite cookie and are always part of our Christmas cookie trays."

SERVINGS

21

CATEGORY

Dessert

METHOD

Baked

PREP

25 min.

COOK

10 min.

TOTAL

35 min.

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 65 mint Andes candies

DIRECTIONS

In a bowl, cream butter and sugars. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until easy to handle.
    With floured hands, shape a tablespoonful of dough around 42 candies, forming rectangular cookies. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets.
    Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool. In a microwave or saucepan, melt the remaining candies; drizzle over cookies. Yield: 3-1/2 dozen.

Printed from tasteofhome.com Jul 4, 2009

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