Chocolate Mint Chip Meltaways

Chocolate Mint Chip has always been my favorite flavor of 

Ice Cream, so when I discovered that Duncan Hines had

created a Mint Chocolate Frostings Creations Flavor Mix,

I knew that I had to make a wonderful cookie with it!!

One of my favorite cookie recipes is Martha Stewart's 

Lime Meltaways, so I started thinking about how I could

rework the recipe replacing the Lime juice with the

Chocolate Mint flavoring.

I had already tried the Duncan Hines Cotton Candy Flavor Mix

in my recipe for Cotton Candy Meringues, and they turned out

wonderful!! This recipe turned out wonderful as well, and

couldn't be easier to make!  It's a yummy Slice & Bake

cookie that literally melts in your mouth!! So good!!

The recipe takes only minutes to make! I made the

dough the night before, then when I wanted to bake the 

cookies I just let it rest on the counter for a few minutes 

so that it would slice nicely.

After baking the cookies, I tossed the cooled cookies in 

 Mint Chocolate flavored powdered sugar. I made it by sifting a

pack of the Mint Chocolate Flavor Mix with one cup sifted 

powdered sugar.

If you've stopped by the blog this week you know that I've

been experimenting with colored & flavored powdered sugar.

If you haven't seen my post on How to Make Colored Powdered Sugar  

please check it out! 

These cookies are REALLY REALLY GOOD.....

but you have to watch out for COOKIE THIEVES!!

If you wanted a different flavored cookie, just substitute a

different flavor for the Mint Chocolate.  For example, you could use a

Chocolate Almond Flavor Packet and add some chopped almonds

instead of the chocolate chips! Oh, the possibilities!!

CHOCOLATE MINT CHIP MELTAWAYS

Inspired by Martha Stewart

Ingredients:

3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter, room temperature

1 1/3 cups powdered sugar

2 packets mint chocolate flavor mix

1 tbsp milk

1 3/4 cups plus 2 tbsp All Purpose Flour

2 tbsp cornstarch

1 cup mini semi sweet chocolate chips

Directions:

Put butter and 1/3 cup powdered sugar in the

bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a whisk

attachment, and mix on medium speed until pale

 and fluffy. Add one packet of the mint chocolate

flavor mix and 1 tbsp milk and mix until combined. 

Whisk together the flour and cornstarch in a bowl.

Add to butter mixture, and mix on low speed until

combined. Stir in one cup chocolate chips.

Divide dough in half. Place each half on an 8 by 12 inch

sheet of parchment paper. Roll in parchment to form a 

log approximately 1 1/4 inches in diameter. Refrigerate

logs until cold and firm, at least 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Remove parchment from

logs and cut into 1/2 inch thick rounds. Space rounds

1 inch apart on parchment lined baking sheets. Bake

cookies for 13 minutes. Transfer cookies to wire racks

to cool slightly, at least 10 minutes. 

Sift remaining 1 cup powdered sugar with 1 packet

mint chocolate flavor mix.  In a bowl, toss still warm 

cookies with powdered sugar mixture until coated.

Cookies can be stored in an airtight container for up to 

2 weeks. Makes approximately 3 dozen cookies.

You could make several flavors of these cookies to

give as Christmas gifts, or give them unbaked in log

form - wrapped first in cling wrap, then in Parchment 

paper. Tie both ends of parchment paper with some 

pretty holiday ribbon, (write the name of the cookies

and how to bake them on the parchment before 

wrapping.) Or get fancy and make a pretty label!

Hope you give this recipe a try!! It's a scrumptious 

and easy Holiday Cookie!!