Mint filling and almond frosting add a twist to these wonderful cookies - perfect dessert to treat a crowd.
Minty Middle Treasures
- Prep Time 45 min
- Total 1 hr 15 min
- Servings 24
- Ingredients 15
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup shortening
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- About 2 dozen foil-wrapped thin rectangular chocolate mints, unwrapped
Almond Frosting
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 to 2 teaspoons milk
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract or vanilla
- Betty Crocker™ gel food color, if desired
- Betty Crocker™ candy sprinkles
- 1 egg
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 400°F. In large bowl, beat granulated sugar, brown sugar, shortening, butter, vanilla and egg with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, baking soda, salt.
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Step2Shape about 1 tablespoon dough around each mint. On ungreased cookie sheet, place cookies about 2 inches apart.
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Step3Bake 9 to 10 minutes or until light brown. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
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Step4In small bowl, mix 1 cup powdered sugar, the milk, almond extract and a few drops of food color with spoon until thick enough to coat. Dip tops of cookies into frosting; sprinkle with candy sprinkles.
Nutrition
140
Calories
6g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
21g
Total Carbohydrate
14g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cookie
- Calories
- 140
- Calories from Fat
- 50
- Total Fat
- 6g
- 9%
- Saturated Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 13%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 15mg
- 5%
- Sodium
- 70mg
- 3%
- Potassium
- 40mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 21g
- 7%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 14g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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