Minty Cocoa Fudge Sandwich Cookies Recipes

CHOCOLATE-MINT COOKIE CRUNCH FUDGE

Steps:

• Line an 8- inch square pan with foil and grease foil. Mix sugar and cocoa in heavy 3 quart saucepan. Stir in milk and butter. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Without stirring, boil vigorously 5 minutes. Remove from heat; add chips and stir until melted and smooth. Spread 1 cup in lined pan, top with cookies, then spread remaining fudge evenly over the top. Refrigerate 6 hours until firm. Invert pan, peel off foil, invert fudge and cut in 1-inch squares.

FUDGY MINT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, mix cake mix, butter, eggs and water to form a soft dough. Shape dough into 1-in. balls; roll in confectioners' sugar. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets., Bake until set, 8-10 minutes. Immediately press a mint into center of each cookie. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

CHOCOLATE MINT SANDWICH COOKIES

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the butter, brown sugar, water and chocolate chips. Cook and stir over low heat until chips are melted. Cool. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to chocolate mixture. , Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° until firm, 10-12 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool. , In a large bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, butter, milk, extract, salt and, if desired, food coloring until smooth. Spread on the bottoms of half of the cookies; top with remaining cookies.

MINTY COCOA FUDGE SANDWICH COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large mixer bowl combine the butter, sugar and oil. Beat till well mixed. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix well. Gradually add the flour, cocoa and baking powder and beat until combined. Cover and chill about one hour.
• Preheat the oven to 350*. Shape dough into 3/4 inch balls and flatten with a glass dipped in granulated sugar. Bake for 7-9 minutes or just until firm. Cool on wire racks.
• Prepare filling by combining the condensed milk and chocolate in a saucepan and heating over medium heat until melted and smooth. Remove from heat and allow to stand for one hour or until cool. Spread about a teaspoon of the filling on the baked side of the cookie and top with another baked side down.
• Prep time includes chill time.

MINTY FUDGE CUPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Line 24 small muffin cups, 1 3/4x1 inch, with paper baking cups, if desired. Coarsely chop enough mints (about 15) to measure 1/2 cup; reserve for Minty Fudge Filling. Coarsely chop remaining mints for topping; set aside.
• In small bowl, beat all Minty Fudge Filling ingredients except mints with spoon until well mixed; stir in mints.
• In large bowl, beat 1/4 cup butter and the cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons cocoa and the vanilla.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Press each ball in bottom and up side of each muffin cup. Spoon about 2 teaspoons filling into each cup.
• Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until almost no indentation remains when filling is touched lightly. Cool slightly; carefully remove from muffin cups to wire rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. Frost with frosting. Sprinkle with remaining chopped mints.

COCOA FUDGE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Whisk together flour, baking soda and salt in a small bowl.
• Melt butter in microwave at low temperature.
• Stir in cocoa powder sugar, and brown sugar.
• Add the yogurt and vanilla extract, stirring gently until mixed.
• Sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to chocolate mixture until just combined.
• Fold in the cherries or chocolate chips at this time.
• Drop tablespoonfuls of batter onto a parchment or silicone mat lined baking sheet.
• Press cookies down slightly to flatten (they do not spread much).
• Bake at 350F for 9-12 minutes or until set and slightly firm at the edges.
• Cool on the pan for a few minutes to set the bottom then finish cooling them on wire cookie racks.