Chocolate Mint Cookies

Chocolate mint would be perfection.

Did you ever see that episode of Friends where Chandler is stuck in an ATM vestibule with Jill Goodacre? She asks if he would like some gum and after thinking about it, Chandler responds "Gum would be perfection".

Bwahaha! What a goober! And if you didn't watch Friends come find me because I got all ten seasons for Christmas and will do pretty much anything to have people watch that show with me (as long as you don't mind me quoting every line).

Anywhoo, I love the combo of mint and chocolate. Mint chocolate chip IS my favorite flavor of ice cream, after all. But this time its cookies. And delicious cookies, mind you. Spice doesn't like mint and chocolate together so I got the fortunate (unfortunate) pleasure of eating all of these. My midsection thanks her.

These are a great cookie. Very chocolatey and chewy, but slightly crunchy. And the mint on top is divoon. Good day.

Chocolate Mint Cookies from All Recipes

3/4 cup butter

1 1/2 cups packed 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

36 chocolate mint wafer candies (like Andes)

In a large pan over low heat, cook butter, sugar and water until butter is melted. Add chocolate chips and stir until partially melted. Remove from heat and continue to stir until chocolate is completely melted. Pour into a large bowl and let stand 10 minutes to cool off slightly.

At high speed, beat in eggs, one at a time into chocolate mixture. Reduce speed to low and add dry ingredients, beating until blended. Chill dough about 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Roll dough into balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet about 2 inches apart. Bake 8-10 minutes. While cookies are baking unwrap mints and divide each in half. When cookies are brought out of the oven, put 1/2 mint on top of each cookie. Let the mint sit for up to 5 minutes until melted, then spread the mint on top of the cookie.