Taste of Home
Chocolate Mint Creams
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling
YIELD: about 6 dozen.
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
Ingredients
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1 cup butter, softened
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1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
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2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
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1 large egg, room temperature
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1 teaspoon cream of tartar
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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FROSTING:
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1/4 cup butter, softened
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2 cups confectioners' sugar
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2 tablespoons 2% milk
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1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
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Green food coloring, optional
Directions
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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.
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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.
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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.
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