Andes Chocolate Mint Cookies

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 3/4 cup butter (not margarine)
• 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

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f.
• 2 over low heat, combine butter, sugar and water.
• 3 heat until melted and add chocolate chips until partly melted.
• 4 remove from heat and stir.
• 5 pour into large mixing bowl.
• 6 let stand 10 minutes to cool slightly.
• 7 beat in eggs one at a time on high speed.
• 8 reduce mixer to low speed and add flour, salt and baking soda.
• 9 beat until well-blended.
• 10 chill one hour (dough is almost liquid before chilling but hardens and is easy to shape after chilling).
• 11 roll into balls, place two inches apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets.
• 12 bake for 10 minutes.
• 13 place an andes mint half on top.
• 14 allow to melt slightly and spread with a spoon.