Andes Mint Doodles

There are a few after dinner mints that really remind me of my childhood. The soft pastel after dinner mints - you know, they come in white, yellow, pink, and green and they're soft and just melt in your mouth - is one of the them, and the other is the Andes dinner mint - chocolate and minty goodness blended together in a treat that just melts in your mouth. So, when I saw a bag of Andes Creme de Menthe baking chips in the baking aisle before Christmas, I just HAD to get them. That bag I used on top of a peppermint bark, and it turned out fabulous, so, I got another bag and went on a search for a recipe. I found two cookies recipes I planned to try, and here is one of them. I found this one on the Nashville Candy Buffet website. It just doesn't get much better than an Andes mint and a cocoa-based cookie... I'm hoping there's still enough left to take some to work tomorrow! lol


2 ¼ c. all-purpose flour, sifted
¾ c. cocoa, sifted
½ tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. salt
½ c. shortening
½ c. unsalted butter, softened
3/4 c. sugar
3/4 c. dark brown sugar, firmly packed
2 large eggs, beaten
2 tsp. vanilla
2 c. (1 – 10 oz. package) Andes Crème de Menthe Baking Chips or 2 packages 4.67 oz. Andes Crème de Menthe Thins, chopped. (28 candies)
1 c. powdered sugar

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.

Sift the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt together into a bowl and set aside.

With a hand held or standing mixer, beat together the shortening and butter until creamy. Add the sugars and continue beating until light and fluffy. 

Add the eggs and vanilla and beat until thoroughly incorporated. Add the flour mixture and blend until smooth. Fold in the Andes Creme de Menthe Baking Chips.

Roll the dough, by hand, into a 1 ½ inch balls. Roll the balls in the powdered sugar to fully cover ball. Flatten the balls gently into ½” thick disks and place about 2” apart, spacing them evenly on un-greased baking sheets. 

Bake cookies at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Remove from oven and let cookies set 1 minute on baking sheet. Remove from sheet and move to wire rack to cool completely.