Ingredients
- 3/4 cup butter
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
- 2 eggs
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 (4.5 ounce) packages chocolate covered thin mints (Andes mints)
Directions
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In a saucepan over medium heat, cook the sugar, butter and water, stirring occasionally until melted.
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Remove from heat, stir in the chocolate chips until melted and set aside to cool for 10 minutes.
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Pour the chocolate mixture into a large bowl, and beat in the eggs, one at a time.
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Combine the flour, baking soda and salt, stir into the chocolate mixture.
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Cover and refrigerate dough for at least 1 hour.
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
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Grease cookie sheets. Roll cookie dough into walnut sized balls and place 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
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Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, be careful not to overbake.
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When cookies come out of the oven, Press one mint wafer into the top of each cookie and let sit for 1 minute.
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When the mint is softened, swirl with the back of a spoon or toothpick to make a pattern with the green filling of the mint wafer.
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For smaller cookies, break mints in half.