Best Mint Surprise Cookies Recipes

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MINT SURPRISE COOKIES



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This cookie is a Christmas tradition started by my grandmother. She used to always mail them along with her "Minnesota Bars" (#162331). I have a note on the recipe card that it was originally a winner in Pillsbury's 1st Grand National by Miss Laura Rott of Naperville, Illinois. (One bite and you'll know why it won.) The original recipe called for one package of Rockwood Chocolate Mint Wafers. I've never been able to find them in the store so I use Andes Mint Baking Pieces. I'm sure you could also melt regular chocolate chips and add a little mint flavoring as well. I posted the "refrigerator cookie" method because I think it's easier. You can also chill dough for just two hours, then enclose chocolate in 1 tbsp. of dough. Bake according to directions. COOKING TIME INCLUDES FOUR HOURS OF CHILLING.

Provided by Julie

Categories     Dessert

Time 4h25m

Yield 24 Cookies, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter (1/2 shortening okay)
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tablespoon water
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 (10 ounce) package andes mint chocolate chips
walnut halves

Steps:

  • Sift flour, soda, and salt.
  • Cream butter and sugar well.
  • Add eggs, water, and vanilla.
  • Blend in dry ingredients gradually; mix thoroughly.
  • Shape dough into rolls 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Wrap in wax paper. Chill at least four hours.
  • Meanwhile, melt chocolate and cut into small, round wafers (the shape isn't so important -- just enough to fill the center of the cookie).
  • Cut dough in slices 1/8" thick. Place on cookie sheet. Top one slice of dough with chocolate wafer. Cover with second slice and seal edges.
  • Top with walnut half.
  • Bake at 375 for 10-12 minutes.

STARLIGHT MINT SURPRISE COOKIES



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Cookies filled with mint chocolate candy.

Provided by Robin

Categories     Desserts     Cookies

Yield 96

Number Of Ingredients 10

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup white sugar
1 cup butter, softened
½ cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
100 chocolate mint wafer candies
100 walnut halves

Steps:

  • Combine flour, baking soda, salt, white sugar, butter or margarine, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla. Combine and mix at lowest speed until dough forms.
  • Drop by scant teaspoons 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheets. Press candy wafer on top of each - mold dough sides up around mint. Cover with scant teaspoons of dough. Top each with walnut half.
  • Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 9-12 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 93.3 calories, Carbohydrate 13 g, Cholesterol 9 mg, Fat 4.4 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 2.1 g, Sodium 40.8 mg, Sugar 9 g

CHOCOLATE MINT SURPRISE CHRISTMAS COOKIES



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These look great for christmas treats for kids to leave for Santa and they will have a blast making for him! I know that my kids don't care for the normal peppermint candy canes yet, so you can probably omit those and add more of the mini chocolate chips instead! I also found them to be egg free, which should be great for those allergic or don't care for them and they still worked out great! As for the amount of Hershey kisses to use, I am not sure on the size of bags they come in, so I am guessing on the amount for the ingredients. You can probably add more or less to suit for the recipe. Enjoy!

Provided by LDSMom128

Categories     Dessert

Time 2h30m

Yield 3 dozen, 36 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

10 ounces hersheys chocolate mint kisses
1 cup butter, thats been softened
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1 cup mini chocolate chip
2 big candy canes
1 1/2 cups white chocolate chips
6 teaspoons shortening
green food coloring
red food coloring

Steps:

  • Using a medium sized ziploc bag, crush the candy canes in little pieces. Cut the hershey kisses in half. I found that a whole hershey kiss was too much for the cookies, but a half one is perfect!
  • Heat your oven to 375.
  • Add the butter to a stand or hand-held mixer and mix well until smooth. Add the sugars and mix well. Add the almond and vanilla extract and mix well. Add the flour and mix very well on low speed until well mixed.
  • With a wooden spoon mix in the crushed candy canes and the mini chocolate chips well.
  • Scoop out a teaspoon of dough and add one half of a hershey kiss. Roll up the dough in a ball to keep the kiss inside! Place the dough balls on a parchment covered cookie pan and bake for 10-12 minutes and golden. Allow them to cool for about 2 minutes before removing from the pan and allow to cool. I have found having a sheet of tin foil on your table or counter works great in cooling cookies!
  • In a medium sauce pan, add the white chocolate chips and the 6 tablespoons of shortening. Melt slowly on medium/low heat as not to burn the chocolate.
  • Divide the melted chocolate into 3 cups. In the first two cups, add a bit of green and a bit red food coloring seperately to the shades that you like. Using a fork, drizzle the colored chocolate over the cookies to decorate. The kids will love this part! Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 153.5, Fat 9.6, SaturatedFat 5.7, Cholesterol 14.6, Sodium 44.2, Carbohydrate 16.4, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 10.7, Protein 1.4

STARLIGHT MINT SURPRISE COOKIES



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A really good sugar cookie with a mint surprise! My Mom would make these for special occasions. I also remember feeling special when sharing these when she had her afternoon tea...they are really yummy! )Time est. does not include the dough chilling)

Provided by LiisaN

Categories     Dessert

Time 24m

Yield 4 1/2 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 10

3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
10 ounces chocolate-covered mint candies, wafer-discs, any mint chocolate candies (sometimes I use Andes mints)
halved walnuts

Steps:

  • Sift together the flour,baking soda and salt.
  • Cream the butter, sugars.
  • Add the eggs, vanilla- beat well.
  • Blend in the dry ingredients.
  • Cover and chill at least two hours or overnight.
  • Take a tablespoon size amount of dough and enclose/conceal mint in dough.
  • Place on ungreased baking sheet.
  • Place walnut half on top.
  • Bake at 375° for 9-12 minutes.

STARLIGHT MINT SURPRISE COOKIES



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From the Pillsbury Bake-Off Recipe, Mom saved from 1970's.

Provided by Kris Pate

Categories     Chocolate

Time 1h40m

Number Of Ingredients 9

3 c all purpose flour
1 tsp soda
1 c soft butter
1 c sugar
1/2 c brown sugar, firmly packed
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
12 oz choc candy mint wafers (two 6 ounce bags)
1 c whole walnut halves

Steps:

  • 1. Cream sugars and butter. Add eggs and vanilla.
  • 2. Sift dry ingredients together and add eggs-sugar mixture to dry ingredients.
  • 3. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper. Put a spoonful of dough down first. Add a mint and place another spoonful of dough on top of mint. Press lightly to seal the mint surprise.
  • 4. On to dough press a full half walnut or two quarter peices. Bake at 350 degres oven for 10 minutes. Cool slightly before removing to a cooling rack.

MINT SURPRISE COOKIES RECIPE



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Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/2 cup butter (softened)
4 Tablespoons margarine (softened)
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
1 (3.4 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 1/4 cups flour
1 (12 ounce) bag mint patties

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350 degrees.
  • In a large bowl, cream together the butter, margarine, brown sugar, sugar, and dry pudding mix until well blended. Then beat in eggs and vanilla. Add baking soda and flour until combined.
  • Roll into 1 inch balls. Split each dough ball in half and flatten slightly. Place each half on the bottom and top of each mint patty and mold the dough around the mint and seal up the edges.
  • Place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or baking mat.
  • Cook for about 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.

STARLIGHT MINT SURPRISE COOKIES



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These cookies won $10,000 for Miss Laura Rott from Naperville, Illinois in a long ago Pillsbury Baking Contest. I can remember my mother making them for us and how good they were. I still have the original recipe that my mother used and since the paper is becoming a little brittle, I'm going to copy it here so I won't damage the original.

Provided by Irish Rose

Categories     Dessert

Time 25m

Yield 4 1/2 dozen, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

3 1/4 cups sifted pillsbury's best enriched flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup Crisco
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 (9 1/2 ounce) package Andes mints candies
walnut halves

Steps:

  • Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt and set aside.
  • Cream together the butter and Crisco.
  • Add sugars and mix well. Add unbeaten eggs, water and vanilla and mix well.
  • Blend in the dry ingredients and mix well.
  • Chill dough.
  • Open and unwrap the chocolate mint wafers (Eight O'Clock or Andres)
  • Enclose each wafer in about 1 Tablespoon of dough and top each cookie with a walnut half.
  • Place on ungreased baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
  • Bake in moderate oven (recipe says 375°)for 10-12 minutes. You might consider a moderate oven to be 350°.

EASY MINT SURPRISE COOKIES



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With No time for Nana's homemade cookie recipe, I improvised and re-created an easy version of one of our favorite cookies.

Provided by Michelle Wolf

Categories     Other Desserts

Time 15m

Number Of Ingredients 2

2 pkg pilsbury sugar cookie dough
2 pkg andies chocolate mints

Steps:

  • 1. pre heat oven to recommended temperature on cookie dough package.
  • 2. Roll cookie dough by the teaspoonful into balls and wrap around each individual mint-(reserve some mints for garnish). Bake 8-10 min or until golden.
  • 3. Garnish: melt remaining mints in ten second intervals in microwave until smooth, drizzle onto cooled cookies

MINT SURPRISE COOKIES, MA



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This is a recipe of Ma's that sounds so good, but I don't know what Rockwood Chocolate Mints are. So I would use andees mints instead.

Provided by Megan Stewart

Categories     Cookies

Number Of Ingredients 10

3 c sifted flour
1 tsp soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 c butter
1 c sugar
1/2 c firmly packed brown sugar
2 unbeaten eggs
1 tsp vanilla
rockwood chocolate mints (i would substitute andees mints since i have no idea what these are)
walnut halves, optional

Steps:

  • 1. Sift together flour soda and salt. Cream butter, gradually and both sugars. Cream well and add in eggs and vanilla. Add dry ingredients in gradually, mix well. Chill at least 2 hours. Enclose a piece of mint in rounded teaspoon of dough. Place on ungreased baking sheet. Top with a walnut half if desired. Bake at 375 degrees 9-12 min.

STARLIGHT MINT SURPRISE COOKIES



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Number Of Ingredients 11

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
3/4 cup margarine or butter, softened
2 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 (6-ounce) packages solid mint candy chocolate wafers
60 walnuts halves or pieces

Steps:

  • In large bowl, combine sugar, brown sugar, margarine, water, vanilla and eggs blend well. In medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt mix well. Add to sugar mixture mix at low speed until well blended. Cover with plastic wrap refrigerate at least 2 hours for easier handling.Heat oven to 375°F. Using about 1 tablespoon dough, press dough around each candy wafer to cover completely. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Top each with walnut half.Bake at 375°F. for 7 to 9 minutes or until light golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheets.HIGH ALTITUDE - Above 3,500 feet: No change.Nutrition Per Serving (1 cookie): Calories 110 Protein 2g Carbohydrate 14g Fat 6g Sodium 65mgFrom "Pillsbury Best of the Bake-Off® Cookbook." Copyright 2004 General Mills. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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