Cooking Recipe Chocolate Mint Creams

Recipe Ingredients

1 1/4 c A.P. flour

1/2 ts Baking soda

2/3 c Packed brown sugar

6 tb Butter or margarine

1 tb Water

1 c <6 oz> semisweet choc. chips

1 Egg

3/4 lb Pastel cream mint kisses

Directions

Chocolate Mint Creams ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Stir together flour and baking soda. In a medium pan, heat and stir
brown sugar, butter and water over low heat until butter is melted.
Add chocolate pieces and stir until chocolate is melted. Pour into
large mixing bowl and let stand 10-15 minutes or until cool.

Beat egg into chocolate mixture. Stir in flour mixture till well
mixed.(dough will be soft). Covre and chill 1-2 hours or till easy to
handle.

Shape into 1 inch balls. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking
sheet. Bake in a 350 oven for 8 minutes. Remove and *immediately* top
each cookie with a mint. Return to oven and bake about 2 minutes
more, or till cookies are done. Swirl melted mints with a knife to
"frost" the cookies. Remove from sheet, and cool till mints are firm.
Makes about 48.

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