Best 4 Mint Surprise Cookies Ma Recipes

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If you're looking for a sweet and minty treat, Mint Surprise Cookies are the perfect choice. These soft and chewy cookies are filled with a creamy mint filling and topped with a chocolate ganache. They're the perfect way to satisfy your sweet tooth and cool down on a hot day. With just a few simple ingredients and steps, you can have these delicious cookies ready to enjoy in no time.

Here are our top 4 tried and tested recipes!

STARLIGHT MINT SURPRISE COOKIES



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These cookies won $10,000 for Miss Laura Rott from Naperville, Illinois in a long ago Pillsbury Baking Contest. I can remember my mother making them for us and how good they were. I still have the original recipe that my mother used and since the paper is becoming a little brittle, I'm going to copy it here so I won't damage the original.

Provided by Irish Rose

Categories     Dessert

Time 25m

Yield 4 1/2 dozen, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

3 1/4 cups sifted pillsbury's best enriched flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup Crisco
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 (9 1/2 ounce) package Andes mints candies
walnut halves

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°.

MINT SURPRISE COOKIES



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This cookie is a Christmas tradition started by my grandmother. She used to always mail them along with her "Minnesota Bars" (#162331). I have a note on the recipe card that it was originally a winner in Pillsbury's 1st Grand National by Miss Laura Rott of Naperville, Illinois. (One bite and you'll know why it won.) The original recipe called for one package of Rockwood Chocolate Mint Wafers. I've never been able to find them in the store so I use Andes Mint Baking Pieces. I'm sure you could also melt regular chocolate chips and add a little mint flavoring as well. I posted the "refrigerator cookie" method because I think it's easier. You can also chill dough for just two hours, then enclose chocolate in 1 tbsp. of dough. Bake according to directions. COOKING TIME INCLUDES FOUR HOURS OF CHILLING.

Provided by Julie

Categories     Dessert

Time 4h25m

Yield 24 Cookies, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter (1/2 shortening okay)
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tablespoon water
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 (10 ounce) package andes mint chocolate chips
walnut halves

Steps:

  • Sift flour, soda, and salt.
  • Cream butter and sugar well.
  • Add eggs, water, and vanilla.
  • Blend in dry ingredients gradually; mix thoroughly.
  • Shape dough into rolls 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Wrap in wax paper. Chill at least four hours.
  • Meanwhile, melt chocolate and cut into small, round wafers (the shape isn't so important -- just enough to fill the center of the cookie).
  • Cut dough in slices 1/8" thick. Place on cookie sheet. Top one slice of dough with chocolate wafer. Cover with second slice and seal edges.
  • Top with walnut half.
  • Bake at 375 for 10-12 minutes.

SURPRISE COOKIES



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These delicious treats were inspired by mugs of hot chocolate topped with marshmallows.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Cookie Recipes

Time 35m

Yield Makes about 2 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
12 large marshmallows, cut in half horizontally
Chocolate Frosting for Surprise Cookies

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
  • In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add egg, milk, and vanilla, and beat until well combined. Add reserved flour mixture; mix on low speed until combined.
  • Using a tablespoon or 1 3/4-inch ice cream scoop, drop dough onto ungreased baking sheets, about 2 inches apart. Bake until cookies begin to spread and become firm, 10 to 12 minutes.
  • Remove baking sheets from oven, and place a marshmallow, cut-side down, in the center of each cookie, pressing down slightly. Return to oven, and continue baking until marshmallows begin to melt, 2 to 2 1/2 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely before frosting.
  • Spread about 1 tablespoon of frosting over each marshmallow, starting in the center and continuing outward until marshmallow is covered.

MINT SURPRISE COOKIES RECIPE



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Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/2 cup butter (softened)
4 Tablespoons margarine (softened)
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
1 (3.4 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 1/4 cups flour
1 (12 ounce) bag mint patties

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350 degrees.
  • In a large bowl, cream together the butter, margarine, brown sugar, sugar, and dry pudding mix until well blended. Then beat in eggs and vanilla. Add baking soda and flour until combined.
  • Roll into 1 inch balls. Split each dough ball in half and flatten slightly. Place each half on the bottom and top of each mint patty and mold the dough around the mint and seal up the edges.
  • Place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or baking mat.
  • Cook for about 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.

Tips:

  • Use high-quality chocolate chips for the best flavor. Semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate chips are a good choice.
  • If you don't have peppermint extract, you can use 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract instead.
  • Be careful not to overmix the dough. Overmixing will make the cookies tough.
  • Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes before baking. This will help the cookies hold their shape.
  • Bake the cookies until the edges are just beginning to brown. Overbaking will make the cookies dry and crumbly.

Conclusion:

Mint Surprise Cookies are a delicious and festive treat that are perfect for any occasion. They are easy to make and can be enjoyed by people of all ages. These cookies are a great way to use up leftover chocolate chips, and they are also a fun project to do with kids. So next time you're looking for a sweet and minty treat, give Mint Surprise Cookies a try!

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