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Andes Mint Cookies
Andes mint cookies are soft chocolate cookies that are topped with melted Andes mints. This quick, one-bowl recipe takes just 20 minutes to make!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
18 mins
Servings: 22 cookies
Calories: 137 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 3/4 cup brown sugar packed
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 1 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 22 Andes mint candies
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
- Microwave the butter in a large, microwave-safe bowl for about 40 seconds. Butter should mostly melted.
- Whisk the butter until it is completely melted.
- Add the sugars; mix until well-combined.
- Stir in vanilla and egg until incorporated.
- Add the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Please read the recipe note about properly measuring flour.
- Mix dough until just combined. Dough should be soft and a little sticky but not overly sticky.
- Stir in chocolate chips.
- Scoop out 1.5 tablespoons of dough (medium cookie scoop) and place 2 inches apart on baking sheet.
- Bake for 7-10 minutes, or until cookies are set. They will be puffy and still look a little underbaked in the middle.
- Gently press an unwrapped candy into the center of each cookie.
- Let it sit for about 5 minutes to soften.
- Carefully spread the melted mint over the cookie.
- Remove to a wire rack to finish cooling.
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Notes
- Butter - I use salted butter. If you're using unsalted butter, increase the total salt to 1/2 teaspoon.
- All-purpose flour - It's important to properly measure the flour. Too much flour will give you a crumbly dough or cookies that don't spread. To properly measure the flour, weight it or sift or stir it to break it up. Lightly spoon into a measuring cup and level.
- Baking the cookies: It's important to slightly underbake the cookies. Slightly underbaking the cookies helps to keep the soft.
- Nutrition values are estimates.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1cookie
Calories
137kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
19g
(6%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
19mg
(6%)
Sodium
94mg
(4%)
Potassium
65mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
12g
(24%)
Vitamin A
142IU
(3%)
Calcium
14mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 22cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 137
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 137kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 19g | 6% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 19mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 94mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 65mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 12g | 24% |
| Vitamin A | 142IU | 3% |
| Calcium | 14mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.