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  Chocolate-Mint Truffle Cookies
  desserts
  dyaeger
  2009-12-15 20:01:33
  
 
  1/4 cup Butter, cubed
1 cup (6 oz) semisweet chocolate chips, divided
1  egg
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/8 tsp peppermint extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup baking cocoa
1/8 tsp salt
1 pkg (4.6oz mint Andes candies, chopped, divided
2 tsp shortening, divided
1/2 cup vanilla or white chips
  OPTIONAL: chopped nuts, sprinkles, crushed candy canes
 
 
  1. In a small saucepan over low heat, melt butter and ½ cup chocolate chips. Remove from the hea; stir until smooth.  Cool slightly, Stir in the egg, sugars and extracts.  Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; stir into chocolate mixture.  Fold in ¾ cup Andes candies.
  2. Roll rounded small tablespoonfuls of dough into ball.  Place 2-in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.  Bake 350º for 8-10 minutes or until tops appear slightly dry.  Cool for 1 minute before removing to wire reacks to cool completely.
  3. In a microwav, melt 1 tsp shortening and remaining chocolate chips and Andes candies; stir until smooth.  Melt vanilla chips and remaining shortening in a microwave; stir until smooth.
  4. Dip half of the cookies in melted chocolate mixture; dip remaining cookies in melted vanilla mixture.  Immediately sprinkle withtoppingsof your choice.  Let stand until set
    • Yield about 2½ dozen

 
  350°
  8-10 minutes