While most of you are running around in a frenzy trying to get your meal ready for tomorrow I thought I would quickly highlight one of my favorite holiday (and non-holiday) cookies from the past for Way Back Wednesday. They are kind of like brownies in cookie form with Andes mints swirled into them at the top. Sooo good.
While you are focused on Thanksgiving, many of you probably have a Cookie Exchange on the horizon… I have two! I highly recommend these. I would make them but I’ve already done them time and again…but then again they are always a hit. Why change what isn’t broken? 🙂
Andes Chocolate Mint Cookies
3/4 cup butter
1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons water
12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 large eggs
2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
Andes mints candies, broken in half
Heat oven to 350°F.
Over low heat, combine butter, sugar and water.
Heat until melted and add chocolate chips until partly melted.
Remove from heat and stir.
Pour into large mixing bowl.
Let stand 10 minutes to cool slightly.
Beat in eggs one at a time on high speed.
Reduce mixer to low speed and add flour, salt and baking soda.
Beat until well-blended.
Chill one hour (dough is almost liquid before chilling but hardens and is easy to shape after chilling).
Roll into balls, place two inches apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets.
Bake for 10 minutes.
Place an Andes Mint half on top.
Allow to melt slightly and spread with a spoon.
Source: Recipezar
Rosa says
Great cookies! So tempting and surely extremely addictive.
Cheers,
Rosa
joey says
These look awesome Peabody! I miss Andes mints…you don’t always find them here…
Becca says
Mmm. Andes mints are so good. These cookies look fabulous and chocolatey!
Pamela says
These look so good with that pool of melty, swirled chocolate on top. Yum! Cookie swaps a such fun, too.
Victoria says
Love Andes mints! These look wonderful!!
Erika says
Yum! Anything with an Andes Mint has to be good 🙂
nicole {sweet peony} says
i’ve made these every christmas for several years… i love them!!! can’t wait to make ’em this year 🙂
Christine says
YUMMY! I bought some Andes mints from Alde that I meant for Christmas baking and have been stealing some to eat ever since!
hobby baker says
You evil woman, how can I keep Andes mints in the house long enough to make these?
Lori says
Making them tonight! My dough wasn’t liquidy though (maybe cause my chocolate mixture cooled for longer than 10 mins) so I don’t think I will chill for the full hour. Can’t wait to try them 🙂
Maggie says
This looks SO good! I LOVE Andes!