Starlight Mint Sandwich Cookies Recipes

MINT SANDWICH COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the frosting, extract and, if desired, food coloring. Spread filling over half of the crackers; top with remaining crackers. , In a microwave, melt chocolate; stir until smooth. Dip cookies in chocolate; allow excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.

STARLIGHT MINT SURPRISE COOKIES

Steps:

• Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt and set aside.
• Cream together the butter and Crisco.
• Add sugars and mix well. Add unbeaten eggs, water and vanilla and mix well.
• Blend in the dry ingredients and mix well.
• Chill dough.
• Open and unwrap the chocolate mint wafers (Eight O'Clock or Andres)
• Enclose each wafer in about 1 Tablespoon of dough and top each cookie with a walnut half.
• Place on ungreased baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
• Bake in moderate oven (recipe says 375°)for 10-12 minutes. You might consider a moderate oven to be 350°.

STARLIGHT MINT SURPRISE

Steps:

• Sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt
• Cream together the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar
• Add the eggs and beat until fluffy
• Add the vanilla and mix well
• Fold in the sifted flour mixture
• Stir in the mint chocolate chips
• Place on ungreased cookie sheet 2" apart
• Top with walnut halves

STARLIGHT MINT SURPRISE COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Cream sugars and butter. Add eggs and vanilla.
• 2. Sift dry ingredients together and add eggs-sugar mixture to dry ingredients.
• 3. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper. Put a spoonful of dough down first. Add a mint and place another spoonful of dough on top of mint. Press lightly to seal the mint surprise.
• 4. On to dough press a full half walnut or two quarter peices. Bake at 350 degres oven for 10 minutes. Cool slightly before removing to a cooling rack.