Photos of Decadent Mint Cookie Cups Recipe
I created this recipe to enter in a contest at the state fair, where it won a blue ribbon. These cookies take a little time to make, but the results are worth it!
How To Make Decadent Mint Cookie Cups
Ingredients
Cookie cups
- 2 oz. unsweetened chocolate
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate mini chips
- 2 ½ tbsp. butter
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- ¾ tsp. vanilla extract
- ¼ cup flour
- 1 tbsp. cocoa
- ⅛ tsp. baking powder
- ⅛ tsp. salt
- 9 Andes Candies, chopped
Filling
- ⅓ cup evaporated milk
- 1 small egg yolk
- 3 oz. semi-sweet baking chocolate
- ¼ cup heavy whipping cream
- ¾ tsp. mint extract
- 1 tsp. powdered sugar
- 4 mint Andes Candies
Instructions
For cookies
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In microwave or double boiler, melt unsweetened chocolate, ½ cup chocolate chips and butter. Cool for 10 minutes.
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In a mixing bowl, beat sugar and egg for 2 minutes.
- Beat in vanilla and the chocolate mixture.
- Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; beat into chocolate mixture.
- Stir in remaining chips and mints.
- Cover and chill for 2 hours.
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Press about 1 tbsp of dough into each cup of a mini muffin tin. Bake at 350 for 8 minutes.
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With a spoon, carefully widen hole in center of each cookie; bake for 6-8 minutes longer, until slightly puffed and set.
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Let cool for 2 minutes before carefully removing to wire rack.
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Cool completely.
For filling
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Finely chop chocolate; place in a heat-safe bowl, set aside.
- Whisk together milk and egg yolk in medium saucepan.
- Heat over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is very hot and thickens slightly; do not boil.
- Stir hot mixture into chocolate; stir briskly until smooth.
- Fill each cookie with about 2 tsp. of filling; chill for 1 hour, or until firm.
- Meanwhile, beat cream with extract and sugar until stiff; pipe onto cookies.
- Cut very thin slices off of the mints (slices will curl).
- With toothpick, carefully place curls on top of each cookie.
- Refrigerate overnight.
Nutrition
- Sugar: 23g
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- Calcium: 64mg
- Calories: 384kcal
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Cholesterol: 51mg
- Fat: 25g
- Fiber: 4g
- Iron: 4mg
- Potassium: 289mg
- Protein: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Vitamin A: 305IU
- Vitamin C: 1mg
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