Shelly's Recipe

CHOCOLATE MINT COOKIES

Category: Cookies

1/4 cups butter, softened
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups flour
3/4 cup cocoa
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
32 round, thin chocolate-covered mint patties

Preheat oven to 350. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Gradually add to the creamed mixture, beating until well combined.

Drop by tbsp two inches apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet, or use parchment paper. Bake for 8 to 9 minutes, or until the tops are cracked. Turn cookies on tops and place a mint patty immediately on half of them, then top with another cookie. Press lightly to seal. Cool completely (the mint in the middle becomes very hot). Store in a sealed container with a slice of bread to preserve softness.