Mint Candy Filled Cookies
Source of Recipe
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List of Ingredients
1 roll (18 oz) refrigerated sugar cookies
3/4 c. chopped unwrapped thin cream de menthe candies (Like Andes)
Frosting
2 1/4 cups powdered sugar
1/4 c. butter or margarine, softened
1 to 2 drops green food coloring
2 to 3 tablespoons milk
Garnish
24 thin rectangular mints; unwrapped
Recipe
Heat oven to 350. In medium bowl, break cup cookie dough. Stir or knead in 3/4 c. chopped candies. Shape teaspoonful of dough into balls. Place 1" apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until set and edges are light golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
In a small bowl, mix all frosting ingredients until smooth, adding enough milk 1 teaspoon at a time until desired spreading consistency. Spread 1 teaspoon frosting on each cooled cooled cookie. Cut each candy in half crosswise; cut each half diagonally into 2 triangles. Garnish each cookie with 2 candy triangles to form a tree.
Makes 4 dozen cookies
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