Spearmint Thins

Name: Spearmint Thins
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 dozen.
Ingredients: 1 package (10 ounces) Andes mint baking chips or 2 packages (4.67 ounces each) Andes mint candies; 48 round butter-flavored crackers; 1/2 cup white baking chips; 2 candy canes, crushed

No time to bake cookies from scratch? Create a tasty treat in little more than half an hour by doctoring butter-flavored crackers with vanilla chips and mint candies.—Kathleen Felton, Fairfax, Iowa

Ingredients

1 package (10 ounces) Andes mint baking chips or 2 packages (4.67 ounces each) Andes mint candies
48 round butter-flavored crackers
1/2 cup white baking chips
2 candy canes, crushed

Directions

In a microwave, melt mint baking chips; stir until smooth. Dip crackers in melted chips; allow excess to drip off. Place on a waxed paper-lined baking sheet. Chill for 10 minutes or until set.
In a microwave, melt white chips; stir until smooth. Drizzle over crackers; sprinkle with candy. Chill for 5 minutes or until set. Store in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts

1 each: 60 calories, 4g fat (2g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 35mg sodium, 7g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1/2 starch, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Minty Ritz in Taste of Home Christmas Annual 2010