Andes Mint Chocolate Cookies Food

ANDES MINT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and lightly coat a baking sheet with cooking spray. Sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt into a medium bowl and set aside.
• With a hand or stand mixer, cream the butter and both sugars until fluffy. Add the eggs, vanilla and peppermint extracts and mix well.
• Add the dry mixture to the butter mixture and mix well. Stir in the chocolate chips and mint chips.
• Roll the dough into 1 1/2-inch balls and place them on the prepared baking sheet. With two fingers, press the cookies down to about 1 inch thick, keeping the cookies about 2 inches apart.
• Bake for 15 to 18 minutes, or until not glossy. Let the cookies cool on a wire rack.

ANDES CHOCOLATE MINT COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Over low heat, combine butter, sugar and water.
• Heat until melted and add chocolate chips until partly melted.
• Remove from heat and stir.
• Pour into large mixing bowl.
• Let stand 10 minutes to cool slightly.
• Beat in eggs one at a time on high speed.
• Reduce mixer to low speed and add flour, salt and baking soda.
• Beat until well-blended.
• Chill one hour (dough is almost liquid before chilling but hardens and is easy to shape after chilling).
• Roll into balls, place two inches apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets.
• Bake for 10 minutes.
• Place an Andes Mint half on top.
• Allow to melt slightly and spread with a spoon.

ANDES MINT CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F Line the bottom of three eight inch cake pans with wax paper and spray the sides of the pan with cooking spray. Bring some water to a boil and keep it simmering while you mix the other ingredients.
• In a large bowl combine the sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add the eggs, buttermilk, oil and vanilla. Beat with mixer until combined.
• Add 1 cup of the boiling water and carefully stir until it is mixed inches Beat for 1 1/2 minutes with mixer. Shake the chopped Andes Mints in a ziploc bag with a tablespoon of flour, until they are lightly coated. Fold the mints into the batter and pour into prepared pans. Bake for 20-23 minutes (until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean).
• MINT BUTTERCREAM FROSTING:.
• Mix butter, sugar, vanilla, peppermint and food coloring on low speed in large mixing bowl. Gradually add milk until you reach the desired consistency. Keep covered.
• GANACHE:.
• Place chocolate chops in a metal bowl. Heat cream over medium heat. Watch it closely and immediately remove from heat when it starts to boil. Pour over chocolate chips. Let stand for 1 or 2 minutes. Then slowly stir the mixture until all the chocolate chips have completely melted. Stir in the vanilla.
• Allow the ganache to cool and slightly thicken before you use it. Let it sit at room temperature for a couple hours, or put in the refrigerator if you want to speed things up. Start pouring the ganache over the center of your cake, and slowly move outward in circles.
• You can actually cut this recipe and still have enough to cover the cake. But you will love having leftovers to pour over ice cream, drizzle over cupcakes -- so many possibilities! Cover and store refrigerated for up to 2 weeks.

ANDES CRèME DE MENTHE COOKIES - ANDES MINT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Do not do this until after dough has been refrigerated.
• Blend butter, brown sugar, white granulated sugar, baking soda, baking powder, vanilla and eggs until ingredients are mixed.
• Add Andes Baking Chips and mix.
• Add Flour and continue to mix until all ingredients are well blended together.
• Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 45-60 minutes.
• Spoon out approximately 1 oz of dough per cookie.
• Form a ball and then slightly flatten.
• Place on non-stick baking pans and bake for approximately 8-10 minutes.
• Cool on pans for 2 minutes, then remove.