PEPPERMINT PATTY SURPRISE

Peppermint Patty Surprise image

A chocolaty, minty cookie dough with a surprise peppermint patty inside!

Provided by Linda Carroll

Categories Desserts Cookies Filled Cookie Recipes

Time 1h

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

2 cups mint chocolate chips, divided
½ cup butter
1 cup white sugar
2 egg
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
27 mini peppermint patties, quartered
⅔ cup confectioners' sugar for rolling

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees (175 degrees C). In a microwave oven, melt 1 cup mint chocolate chips, stirring frequently until smooth; set aside to cool.
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until smooth. Stir in the melted chocolate, eggs, and vanilla. Blend in flour, baking powder, and salt. Then mix in the remaining mint chocolate chips.
Wrap about 1 tablespoon of dough around each peppermint patty quarter. Roll balls in confectioners' sugar, and place 1 1/2 inches apart on the cookie sheet.
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in preheated oven. Roll warm cookies in confectioners' sugar again.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 172.5 calories, Carbohydrate 28 g, Cholesterol 17.2 mg, Fat 6.4 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 1.9 g, SaturatedFat 3.9 g, Sodium 61.7 mg, Sugar 13.1 g