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Chocolate Mint Creams

2 reviews
Test Kitchen Approved
Total Time

Prep: 20 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

Makes

about 6 dozen

Updated: Oct. 23, 2022
This recipe came from an old family friend and is always high on everyone's cookie request list. I make at least six batches for Noel nibbling and give some away as gifts. —Beverly Fehner, Gladstone, Missouri
Chocolate Mint Creams
Chocolate Mint Creams Recipe photo by Taste of Home
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
  • 1 large egg, room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • FROSTING:
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 2 tablespoons 2% milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
  • Green food coloring, optional

Directions

  1. Cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add chocolate, egg and vanilla; mix well. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture, beating well. Divide dough in half; shape each half into a 2-in.-diameter roll. Wrap in waxed paper; refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
  2. Preheat oven to 400°. Unwrap dough and cut crosswise into 1/8-in. slices. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake until edges are firm, 7-8 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
  3. Combine all frosting ingredients; beat until smooth. Spread over cookies; let dry completely. Store in airtight containers.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 73 calories, 4g fat (2g saturated fat), 11mg cholesterol, 53mg sodium, 9g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.