Surprise Package Cookies

Name: Surprise Package Cookies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Total time: 3 h
Yield: 3 1/2 dozen, 21 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened (no substitutes); 1 cup sugar; 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed; 2 eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 65 Andes mints candies

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Recipe by lucid501

These cookies have Andes mints tucked inside them, plus melted chocolate on top...sometimes I also add a bit of cocoa to the dough to make double chocolate cookies. Cooking time includes 2 hours for chilling dough. ZWT 3: U.S. (Andes mints)

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READY IN: 3hrs

SERVES: 21

YIELD: 3 1/2 dozen

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

1

cup butter, softened (no substitutes)
1

cup sugar
¹⁄₂

cup brown sugar, packed
2

eggs
1

teaspoon vanilla extract
3

cups all-purpose flour
1

teaspoon baking powder
¹⁄₂

teaspoon salt
65

Andes mints candies

DIRECTIONS

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars. Add eggs one at a time, beating well. Beat in vanilla.
Combine the flour, baking powder and salt, and gradually add to creamed mixture. Cover and refrigerate dough for 2 hours or until easy to handle.
With floured hands, shape tablespoons of dough around 42 candies (you will have rectangular cookies).
Place cookies 2 inches apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 375 for 10-12 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.
In a saucepan or microwave, melt remaining candies and drizzle over tops of cookies.

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