Chocolate Mint Drops

Name: Chocolate Mint Drops
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 2 h 10 min
Yield: 72 cookies
Ingredients: 1 cup Land O Lakes® Butter softened; 2/3 cup sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 large Land O Lakes® Egg (yolk only); 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 (10-ounce) package (2 cups) crème de menthe baking chips *; Powdered sugar, sifted

Creme de menthe teacakes with mint chocolate topping make a good after-dinner treat.

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45 min

Prep Time

02 hrs 10 min

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Ingredients

1 cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened

²/₃ cup sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 large Land O Lakes® Egg (yolk only)

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 (10-ounce) package (2 cups) crème de menthe baking chips

Powdered sugar, sifted

*Substitute 60 crème de menthe candy thins, chopped.

How to make

STEP 1

Heat oven to 325°F.
STEP 2

Combine butter and sugar in bowl. Beat at medium speed until creamy. Add vanilla and egg yolk; continue beating until well mixed. Add flour, beating on low speed just until mixed. Stir in 1/3 cup baking chips.
STEP 3

Shape dough into 1-inch balls (about 1 1/2 teaspoons of dough for each cookie). Place 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 12-15 minutes or until bottoms just start to brown and cookies are set. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to cooling rack. Cool completely.
STEP 4

Place remaining 1 2/3 cups baking chips in 1-quart saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, 1-2 minutes until melted and smooth.
STEP 5

Tilt pan and dip top of each cookie into melted chocolate; shake off excess chocolate. Place onto waxed paper. Let stand 15 minutes at room temperature until chocolate is set.. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Store in container with tight-fitting lid.
STEP 6

Variation:
STEP 7

Mint Snowballs: Roll warm cookies in powdered sugar rather than dipping in melted mint chocolate.

Tip #1

Melt baking chips in small microwave-safe dish on HIGH (100%power), stirring after 30 seconds, until melted and smooth (30 to 90 seconds).

Tip #2

Chocolate can discolor when frozen. To make these cookies ahead; bake cookies and allow to cool completely. Layer cookies, between sheets of waxed paper, in freezer container with tight-fitting lid. Freeze up to one month. Dip thawed cookies in melted mint chocolate the day you serve them.

60 Calories

3.5 Fat (g)

10 Cholesterol (mg)

20 Sodium (mg)

7 Carbohydrates (g)

0 Dietary Fiber

1 Protein (g)

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