Best Minty Middle Treasures Recipes

MINTY MIDDLE TREASURES

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Mint filling and almond frosting add a twist to these wonderful cookies - perfect dessert to treat a crowd.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Dessert

Time 1h15m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup shortening
1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
About 2 dozen foil-wrapped thin rectangular chocolate mints, unwrapped
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon plus 1 to 2 teaspoons milk
1/4 teaspoon almond extract or vanilla
Betty Crocker™ gel food color, if desired
Betty Crocker™ candy sprinkles
1 egg

Steps:

Heat oven to 400°F. In large bowl, beat granulated sugar, brown sugar, shortening, butter, vanilla and egg with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, baking soda, salt.
Shape about 1 tablespoon dough around each mint. On ungreased cookie sheet, place cookies about 2 inches apart.
Bake 9 to 10 minutes or until light brown. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
In small bowl, mix 1 cup powdered sugar, the milk, almond extract and a few drops of food color with spoon until thick enough to coat. Dip tops of cookies into frosting; sprinkle with candy sprinkles.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 140, Carbohydrate 21 g, Cholesterol 15 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 0 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 2 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 70 mg, Sugar 14 g, TransFat 0 g

MINTY MIDDLE TREASURES

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This little cookie has a sweet minty treat inside - an Andes mint. Oh, MAN...my favorite after-dinner mint. You can't get any more rich and creamy than those. These are excellent for a cookie tray at Christmas or a gift basket for a friend's birthday.

Provided by Redneck Epicurean

Categories Dessert

Time 20m

Yield 18-20 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup shortening
1/4 cup butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
1 2/3 cups self-rising flour
18 -20 Andes mints candies
powdered sugar or cocoa, for dusting

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Beat sugars, shortening, butter, vanilla and egg in a small bowl. Stir in flour.
Shape 1 tablespoons of dough around one mint. Place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake 9-10 minutes or until just golden brown.
Roll in powdered sugar or cocoa and store in an air-tight container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 155.5, Fat 6.9, SaturatedFat 3.1, Cholesterol 18.5, Sodium 171.3, Carbohydrate 23.5, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 8.6, Protein 1.7

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