Best Chocolate Mint Cookie Cups Recipes

CHOCOLATE-MINT COOKIE CUPS

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When chocolate and mint get together with a hint of peppermint, mmm...magic happens. If you don't have mini muffin pans to make these cookies, use disposable foil baking cups.-Pam Correll, Brockport, Pennsylvania

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 55m

Yield about 3 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon peppermint extract
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup baking cocoa
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
TOPPING:
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
1/4 cup white baking chips
Green paste food coloring, optional

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and extract. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well., Shape into 1-in. balls; place in paper-lined miniature muffin cups. Bake until set, 8-10 minutes. Remove to wire racks. Cool completely., Place chocolate chips in a small bowl. In a small saucepan, bring cream just to a boil. Pour over chocolate; whisk until smooth. Cool to room temperature, stirring occasionally. Refrigerate until ganache reaches a piping consistency, about 20 minutes. Pipe over cookies. , In a microwave-safe bowl, melt white baking chips at 50% power 1 minute; stir until smooth. If desired, tint with green food coloring. Pipe over tops.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 115 calories, Fat 6g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 17mg cholesterol, Sodium 57mg sodium, Carbohydrate 15g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 1g protein.

MINT CHOCOLATE TRUFFLE COOKIE CUPS

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How to make Mint Chocolate Truffle Cookie Cups

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups granulated white sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup cocoa powder
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
appx 24 Mint Chocolate Truffle Hershey Kisses

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a large bowl, beat butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla until light and fluffy.
Combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt in a separate bowl, then stir into the butter mixture until well blended.
Use a cookie scoop to drop balls of dough into a prepared mini-muffin tin. Tin should be greased or paper baking liners/cups should be used.
Bake cookie cups for 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or just until set.
While cookie cups are baking, remove the wrapping from the kisses and place them in a bowl for ready use.
Remove baked cookie cups. Quickly press a kiss, tip pointing down, into the center of each cookie cup. Kiss will soften and melt.
Cookies are best served within 12-24 hours.