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Peppermint Patty Surprise
Linda Carroll
"A chocolaty, minty cookie dough with a surprise peppermint patty inside!"
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Ingredients
1 h servings 172 calsOriginal recipe yields 36 servings (3 dozen)
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- 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
Per Serving: 172 calories; 6.4 g fat; 28 g carbohydrates; 1.9 g protein; 17 mg cholesterol; 62 mg sodium. Full nutrition
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Most helpful positive review
12/5/2005
I thought that I could help with some of the problems that people are having with making these cookies. My family has been making these at Christmas for generations. We don't melt any chocolat...
Most helpful critical review
12/18/2006
Easy to make, not so easy to eat. Mine came out drippy, and got dried out really quickly. I followed the recipe exactly and was just not impressed.
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12/5/2005
I thought that I could help with some of the problems that people are having with making these cookies. My family has been making these at Christmas for generations. We don't melt any chocolat...
12/6/2001
This is a really great recipe. I used Peppermint "Bites" for this but would also use Jr. Mints. Instead of wrapping the dough around the mint, I just pushed one into the top of the dropped dou...
12/3/2001
I made these cookies twice because they didn't turn out too well the first time. Tips: 1) Do not use Jr. Mints in place of Peppermint Patties. Jr. Mints have a more liquid center and will lea...
1/17/2001
Really good! I used Jr. Mints instead of peppermint patty. They tend to stick to pan, Silpat liner solved the problem!
12/14/2005
This was a really good recipe except I had to add about a cup of extra flour. I also found out you have to roll the balls pretty large to avoid the peppermint from leaking out. I decided on a no...
12/7/2005
I have used this recipe quite a few times now and I have tried making this a couple of different ways. I also could not find mint chips so I used semi sweet and added peppermint extract until t...
12/6/2005
I have made these a few times. You need to refrigerate the dough for a few hours. I used the big York candy bar and cut big pieces and froze them before putting them in the center of the cooki...
11/30/2005
I have made this many time. I have gone one step further in reducing my holiday stress though. Although it is wonderful to make it all from scratch if you have the time, if you don't, don't worr...