FRANGO MINT CHIP COOKIES RECIPE

Frango Mint Chip Cookies Recipe image

Provided by Mary-10

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup Marshall Field's Frango mints, grated or very finely chopped
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup nuts, chopped
1 1/2 cup Frango mints, chopped
2 1/4 flour, unsifted

Steps:

Cream butter shortening and sugars until light, fluffy, and well-combined. Add eggs, vanilla and 1/4 cup grated Frango mints. Beat until creamy and well-blended. Sift flour, baking soda, and salt together in a separate bowl. Add sifted ingredients to beaten egg mixture, blending carefully. Beat for about 20 seconds. Fold in chopped nuts and 1 1/2 cups chopped Frango mints. Beat for 30 seconds. Drop heaping teaspoons of cookie dough on to greased cookie sheets, allowing at least 1-inch space between cookies. Bake in preheated 375°F oven for 8 to 11 minutes. Remove cookies from cookie sheet and allow to cool on rack.