Chocolate Mint Dreams
Created by Fizzybrat on September 13, 2017
- Servings: 36
- Prep Time: 30m
- Cook Time: 5m
- Recipe #28137
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate (melted and cooled)
- 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
- FOR ICING
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 1 to 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 to 2 drops green food coloring, optional
- FOR DRIZZLE
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 teaspoon shortening
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 375°.
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Step 2: Cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy.
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Step 3: Beat in cooled chocolate and extract.
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Step 4: Gradually beat in flour.
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Step 5: Stir in chocolate chips.
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Step 6: Drop dough by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
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Step 7: Bake until firm, 5-7 minutes.
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Step 8: Cool on pans 2 minutes.
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Step 9: Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
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Step 10: For icing, mix butter, confectioners' sugar, extract and enough milk to achieve desired consistency. If desired, tint green with food coloring. Spoon over cookies.
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Step 11: In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Drizzle over tops.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (28.3 g)
- Calories 125.4
- Total Fat - 6.7 g
- Saturated Fat - 4.1 g
- Cholesterol - 11.9 mg
- Sodium - 40.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 16.8 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.6 g
- Sugars - 12.2 g
- Protein - 0.9 g
- Calcium - 5 mg
- Iron - 0.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg