Holiday Cookies with Andes Mint

1h 11m
Serves 60
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Directions

  1. 1Mix together brown sugar, butter, and two tablespoons of water in a saucepan.
  2. 2Stir until the butter is melted.
  3. 3Add one package of your favorite chocolate chips to the mixture.
  4. 4Stir to combine until the chocolate chips are melted and set aside to let cool.
  5. 5Meanwhile, mix your dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, and salt) in a separate bowl.
  6. 6Once the chocolate mixture has cooled, add two eggs to it and stir to combine.
  7. 7Add the cooled chocolate mixture to your dry ingredients.
  8. 8Mix that up until you get a fairly solid, oily dough.
  9. 9Chill the dough for one hour in the refrigerator.
  10. 10Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  11. 11Start forming 1-inch balls of dough and place them on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or silicone baking pads.
  12. 12Bake for 11 minutes until cracks form on them and look a little wet inside.
  13. 13Unpeel your Andes mints.
  14. 14Place one Andes mint on each hot cookie immediately after removing them from the oven, and let them melt for a couple of minutes.
  15. 15Take the back of a spoon and spread the melted Andes mint evenly on each cookie.
  16. 16Remove the cookies from the cookie sheet and let them cool on a wire rack until the chocolate is solid.

Ingredients

  • 0.75 cup butter
  • 1.5 cups brown sugar, packed
  • 2 Tablespoons water
  • 12 ounce package semisweet chocolate chips
  • 2 eggs
  • 2.5 Cups flour
  • 2.5 teaspoons baking soda
  • 0.5 teaspoons salt
  • 3 (4.6 ounce) boxes Andes mints

Equipment

saucepanlarge bowlwhiskovencookie sheetsparchment paper or silicone baking padsoffset spatula or spooncooling rack

Tips

  • Don't overcook the cookies.
  • The dough might seem a little oily, but it will turn out fine once baked.
  • These cookies store well, travel well, and freeze well.