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Peppermint Melt-Away Cookies
Recipes
Peppermint Melt-Away Cookies
48 servings
1 hour total (Active 30 minutes)

Ingredients

  • Nonstick aluminum foil
  • 1 (8 oz) package cream cheese
  • ½ cup unsalted butter
  • 1 cup starlight mints (or candy canes)
  • Large zip-top bag
  • 1 large egg
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 box white cake mix (15–18 oz), divided
  • 1 cup white chocolate morsels

Steps

    1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 2 baking sheets with foil. Cut cream cheese and butter into small pieces and place in large bowl to soften. Crush mints in zip-top bag using meat mallet (or in food processor) until texture of sand.
    2. Add egg, vanilla, and one-half cake mix to cream cheese and butter. Beat with electric mixer 1–2 minutes until thoroughly blended. Stir in remaining half cake mix, morsels, and ½ cup mints until blended. Place remaining ½ cup mints in shallow bowl. Chill dough 10–15 minutes.
    3. Shape dough into 1-inch balls and dip tops lightly into reserved mints (about ⅛ teaspoon each). Place cookies on baking sheets 2 inches apart, mint side up. (Do not let mints touch foil, as candy will melt and stick.)
    4. Bake 10–12 minutes until cookies are lightly browned and centers are barely set. Let stand 3–4 minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool. Serve.

Amount per 1⁄48 recipe serving: Calories 200, Total Fat 10g, Sat Fat 6g, Trans Fat 0g, Chol 30mg, Sodium 190mg, Total Carb 25g, Fiber 1g, Sugars 16g, Protein 2g, Calc 6%, Vitamin A 6%, Vitamin C 0%, Iron 0%