CHOCOLATE MINT MELTAWAYS
Make and share this Chocolate Mint Meltaways recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Ducky
Categories Drop Cookies
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- COOKIES:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Melt over hot (not boiling) water, 1 cup of mint chocolate chips; stir until smooth.
- Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine butter, confectioners' sugar, and egg yolk.
- Beat until creamy.
- Add melted chips and flour; beat until well blended.
- Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
- Bake at 350 degrees F. for 8 to 10 minutes.
- Allow to stand for 3 minutes before removing from cookie sheets.
- Cool completely on wire racks.
- GLAZE:
- Combine over hot (not boiling) water the remaining 1/2 cup of mint-chocolate chips and vegetable shortening.
- Stir until chips are melted and mixture is smooth.
- Drizzle each cookie with 1/2 t of the glaze; sprinkle with almonds.
- Chill until set.
- Stor in airtight container in the refrigerator.
PEPPERMINT MELTAWAYS
This recipe for peppermint meltaways is very pretty and festive-looking on a cookie platter. I often cover a plate of these peppermint cookies with red or green plastic wrap and a bright holiday bow in one corner. And yes, they really do melt in your mouth! -Denise Wheeler, Newaygo, Michigan
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 40m
Yield about 2-1/2 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a small bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in extract. In another bowl, whisk flour and cornstarch; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Refrigerate, covered, 30 minutes or until firm enough to handle., Preheat oven to 350°. Shape dough into 1-in. balls; place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 9-11 minutes or until bottoms are light brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely., In a small bowl, beat butter until creamy. Beat in milk, extract and, if desired, food coloring. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Spread over cookies; sprinkle with crushed candies. Store in an airtight container.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 126 calories, Fat 7g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 18mg cholesterol, Sodium 56mg sodium, Carbohydrate 15g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.
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