kitty's chocolate mints
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My mother always made spritz cookies for every holliday. This recipe combinds that tradition with a modern influence of mine. Enjoy for Christmas, New Years or Valentine's Day!
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yield
12 serving(s)
prep time
30 Min
cook time
15 Min
Ingredients For kitty's chocolate mints
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1 cbutter, softened
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2/3 csugar
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1large egg
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1 tspvanilla extract
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2 1/4 call purpose flour
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1/3 ccocoa, unsweetened
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1/2 tspsalt
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16 ozpackage oreo chocolate sandwich cookies—i use the mint ones
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8 ozphiladelphia cream cheese, softened
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7 ozpeppermint candies (the round red and white kind)
How To Make kitty's chocolate mints
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1preheat oven to 350 deg
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2Cream butter, sugar, egg and vanilla in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy
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3Add mixture of flour, cocoa and salt gradually and mix well. Chill dough for 10 min in mixing bowl before adding to cookie press
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4Press dough through cookie press onto cool ungreased cookie sheet (I used a round pattern). Bake at 350° for 10 to 15 minutes or until set
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5Remove cookies onto wire rack to cool completely Crush or grind peppermints in food processor to a crumb and place on a plate for final garnish
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6Grind Oreos in food processor until fine and add soft cream cheese. Blend until smooth
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7Spread room temperature filling on the flat side of one cookie and place another on top to form a sandwich. Press down so that filling bulges out on sides a little bit
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8Roll the edges of each sandwich in crushed peppermint and allow them to firm back up in the fridge before serving
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