Taste of Home

Fudgy Mint Cookies

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 10 min./batch YIELD: about 3 dozen.
Chocolate lovers will get a double dose when they bite into this cakelike cookie. The cookies are especially popular served alongside a big scoop of mint chocolate chip ice cream! —Renee Schwebach, Dumont, Minnesota

Ingredients

  • 1 package devil's food cake mix (regular size)
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
  • 2 packages (5 ounces each) chocolate-covered thin mint candies

Directions

  • 1. Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, mix cake mix, butter, eggs and water to form a soft dough. Shape dough into 1-in. balls; roll in confectioners' sugar. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.
  • 2. Bake until set, 8-10 minutes. Immediately press a mint into center of each cookie. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 102 calories, 4g fat (2g saturated fat), 17mg cholesterol, 129mg sodium, 16g carbohydrate (11g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

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