Grasshopper Chocolate Mint Cake Mix Cookies Food

CAKE-MIX MINT CHOCOLATE SANDWICH COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Coat two baking sheets with cooking spray.
• Beat the cake mix, eggs, butter and 1/4 cup water in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth and no bits of dry cake mix are left. Stir in the chocolate chips and peppermint extract.
• Drop the batter onto the prepared baking sheets, using about 2 tablespoonfuls for each cookie (a small ice cream scoop will make this task easier) and spacing them about 1 1/2 inches apart. Bake until set around the edges but still soft in the center, about 10 minutes.
• Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for 10 minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely. Continue to bake cookies with the remaining batter.
• Place about 1 tablespoon marshmallow cream on half the cookies and top each with a second cookie, gently pressing on the marshmallow; it will continue to spread to the edges on its own in a few minutes.

GRASSHOPPER CHOCOLATE MINT CAKE MIX COOKIES

Steps:

• COOKIES Mix cake mix, oil, and eggs together (do not follow the directions on the back of the cake mix- disregard them completely). Drop spoonfuls of dough onto baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 6-9 minutes (don't cook any longer than that! You don't want them to be overdone!). Let cookies cool completely. PEPPERMINT FROSTING I added about 8 drops to get the colors of green that I had. Mix together all the ingredients (add more or less powdered sugar until you get the consistency you like). Spread on top of each cooled cookie. CHOCOLATE GANACHE Melt chocolate chips and butter together in a double boiler OR in a microwave (I usually microwave for 30-second intervals, then stir and repeat until the chips are fully melted). Spread melted chocolate on each cookie- I have found that it works best to use the back of a spoon to spread the chocolate around. **These little cookies are super rich! I think that if you didn't want them to be so rich, use a milk chocolate cake mix and milk chocolate chips. **

GRASSHOPPER SANDWICH COOKIES RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Mix together cake mix, eggs and shortening until well combined. The dough will be pretty thick.
• Roll dough into 1-inch balls, making sure they are all similar in size.
• Place dough onto ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 8 minutes.
• Immediately transfer cookies to a cooking rack.
• To make the frosting, mix together butter, milk, powdered sugar, peppermint extract and as much green food coloring as desired (I used 8 drops) until smooth.
• Spread onto cooled cookies and sandwich together.