Chocolate Mint Cookies

By kjs1010

Ingredients

• whole recipe half recipe
• 3/4 cup butter 6 Tbs
• 1 1/2 cup brown sugar 3/4 cup
• 2 Tbs water 1 Tbs
• 2 cups chocolate chips 1 cup
• 2 eggs 1
• 2 1/2 cups flour 1 1/4 cup
• 1 1/4 tsp baking soda 1/2 plus 1/8 tsp
• 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp
• 2 boxes Green chocolate mint wafers, 1-2
• cut in half

Preparation

Step 1

In large saucepan over low heat cook butter, sugar and water until butter is melted. Add chocolate pieces and stir until partially melted. Remove from heat and continue to stir until all is melted. Pour in mixer bowl and let stand 10 minutes to cool slightly. With mixer at high speed beat in eggs, one at a time. Reduce speed to low and add dry ingredients beating just until blended. Chill dough 1 hour.

Heat oven to 350.

Line 2 cookie sheets with foil. Roll tsp of dough into ball and place about 2 inch apart on cookie sheets. Bake 12-13 minutes. DO NOT OVERBAKE!

Remove from oven and immediately place mint wafer on each cookie. Allow wafer to soften and then swirl mint.

Remove from cookie sheet and cool completely.