17.5ouncesSugar cookie mix - Plus ingredients to make cookies
45Andes mint candies - unwrapped
½cupChocolate chips
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Prepare the cookie mix according to package directions. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for at least 15 minutes.
Flatten one tablespoon of the chilled cookie dough into a disc. Place the mint candy in the center and wrap the dough around the candy until it’s completely covered with cookie dough.
Place on a baking sheet, 2 inches apart, and bake for 7-9 minutes, or until cookies are set.
Allow to cook for 2 minuets before removing to a cooling rack to finish cooling.
While the cookies are cooling, melt the chocolate chips in the microwave, stirring every 15 seconds.
Drizzle melted chocolate over the tops of the cookies.
Pat a scant tablespoonful of dough in a thin layer around each mint candy. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 7-9 minutes or until set. Cool for 1 minute before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
In a microwave-safe bowl, melt candy coating; stir until smooth. Drizzle over cookies.
Notes
Add Nuts: Try adding some walnuts or pecans to the cookies.
Short cut tip: Use the Andes chips in the cookies,
Variation tip: Try adding food coloring to make the cookies green.
Alternate ingredient:: A few drops of mint extract really ups the minty flavor.
Alternate cooking method tip: Bake the cookies in the air fryer. Cook at 350 degrees for 7 minutes. It does not effect the texture or taste.