First of all, these taste spectacular! If you only make one cookie to share with friends and family this holiday season then this recipe definitely would get my vote. I liken them to something along the lines of a soft and chewy Girl Scout Thin Mint. Andes Crème de Menth candies are added to the cocoa laden cookie batter, which is then rolled into small balls, and dipped in powdered sugar. When they bake, the chocolate mints melt and create a delicious minty coating on the bottom of the cookie, not to mention the amazing smell that emanates from your oven and spreads throughout the house. Scrumptious! Scrumptious! Scrumptious!
The one drawback: I absolutely despise the name of the cookies. The company website dubbed these “Andes Mint Doodles.” Could they possibly have used a more unappealing name to describe something that is so unbelievably good? To protest the absurdity of this I’ve re-christened them “Minty Cocoa Cookies.” It’s pretty hard to find the Andes Crème de Menthe Baking Chips at this point in the holiday baking game (unless you want to purchase a whole case), so I would recommend simply purchasing the full sized Andes Crème de Menthe mints and chopping them up.
Minty Cocoa Cookies (aka Andes Mint Doodles)
Adapted from the Andes Candies website
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
3/4 cup cocoa, sifted
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
2 large eggs, beaten
2 tsp. vanilla
2 cups (1 – 10 oz. package) Andes Crème de Menthe Baking Chips (Note: Or regular Crème de Menthe candies, chopped)
1 cup 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 Andes Crème 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.
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These cookies are heaven. If I drank milk, these would be great for dunking!
I think I’ll try these! Thanks Erin!
Looks delicious!
These sound like the perfect holiday cookie!
Oh, you are such a tease, Erin! These look fantastic!
Mmmm, I’m on a chocolate mint kick and these sound perfect! When you said thin mint, I was definitely in!
OK officially added to the holiday-cookie-platter roster.
Yummy minty treats. I will have to try these!
ooh, I’ve never seen those baking chips but no I’m on the hunt! I might just have to buy a case 🙂
damn damn damn. My butt cannot afford another fantastic cookie. Seriously I’m pretty sure I’ve consumed an entire batch of the chocolate cranberry orange drugs this week. I stopped counting after I hit cookie #5 today.
I have andes mints on my shopping list for tomorrow.
damn
Wow, your minty choco cookies sure look great! The kids will surely love it. Foodistaloves this!
You are KILLING. ME. Now I want to make these too! I’m going to drown in cookies for Christmas.
Now I have soemthing to bring to the awkward holiday work party. When I am trying to escape from a conversation, I can just stick one of these in my mouth!
Umm…I think I just drooled on my keyboard. Esp. since I was imagining Edy’s Peppermint Ice Cream on top of a few of them.
OH. Freaking. Yum!!
I have been so inspired by your holiday cookies. I will definitely be making these.
YUM! Chocolate and mint is my favorite combination. I wish they make mint chocolate toothpaste. As usual Erin, these look awesome!
andes = best candy ever, therefore these = best cookie ever. here’s hoping they have andes baking chips at the grocery store… 🙂
These look fantastic!
I have a question – I have seen a couple of cookie recipes in the last couple of days that I want to make (these included) that call for shortening. I have never cooked using shortening! Can you substitute and use just butter, or is it important to use the shortening?
(I haven’t done much baking, but I’m really wanting to do cookies this year for some reason!)
Haha. Andes Mint Doodles. Someone in their marketing department should be fired!
Awesome recipe Erin. Thanks for the hookup.
-Nick
http://www.macheesmo.com
I love the mint twist to these! 😀
I make a non-chocolate version of these cookies and they are by far the most popular cookie I make! I like your chocolate version. Mmmmm!
I love these, but have never made them. I think I will try them out for the holidays.
mint cookies are my absolute favorites! these look really simple and delicious.
Love to dip these in hot chocolate!