Mint Candy-Filled Cookies

By melanieroe

Prep Time: 1 Hr 25 Min
Total Time: 1 Hr 25 Min
Makes: 4 dozen cookies

Nutritional Information
1 Serving (1 Cookie)

Calories 90
(Calories from Fat 25),

Total Fat 3g
(Saturated Fat 1g,
Trans Fat 1/2g),
Cholesterol 5mg;
Sodium 40mg;
Total Carbohydrate 14g
(Dietary Fiber 0g,
Sugars 11g),
Protein 0g;

Percent Daily Value*:

Vitamin A 0.00%;
Vitamin C 0.00%;
Calcium 0.00%;
Iron 0.00%;

Exchanges:

0 Starch;
0 Fruit;
1 Other Carbohydrate;
0 Skim Milk;
0 Low-Fat Milk;
0 Milk;
0 Vegetable;
0 Very Lean Meat;
0 Lean Meat;
0 High-Fat Meat;
1/2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

1;

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Ingredients

• Cookies:
• 1 roll (16.5 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated sugar cookies
• 3/4 cup chopped unwrapped thin rectangular créme de menthe candies
• Frosting:
• 2 1/4 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1 to 2 drops green food color, if desired
• 2 to 3 tablespoons milk
• Garnish:
• 24 thin rectangular créme de menthe candies, unwrapped

Preparation

Step 1

1 Heat oven to 350°F. In medium bowl, break up cookie dough. Stir or knead in 3/4 cup chopped candies. Shape teaspoons of dough into balls; place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.

2 Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until set and edges are light golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.

3 In small bowl, mix frosting ingredients until smooth, adding enough milk 1 teaspoon at a time until desired spreading consistency. Spread 1 teaspoon frosting on each cooled cookie. Cut each créme de menthe candy in half crosswise; cut each half diagonally into 2 triangles. Garnish each cookie with 2 candy triangles to form a tree.


For added color, roll the balls of dough in green sugar before baking.