2/3 cup sugar
1 cup butter -- softened
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/4 teaspoon mint extract
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
green food coloring
60 Hershey's Kisses
Heat oven to 400F. In large mixer bowl combine sugar, butter, egg, salt, vanilla, and mint extract. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until mixture is light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add flour. Beat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until well mixed, 2 to 3 minutes. Mix in green food coloring, adding just enough to acheive the desired color. If dough is too soft, cover and refrigerate until firm enough to form cookies, 30 to 45 minutes. Place dough in cookie press. Form desired shapes 1 inch apart on cookie sheets. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Immediately after removing cookies from oven place one Hershey's kiss on each cookie.
A cookie baker in Colorado Dec 24, 2007
Would make this again.
These are the BEST cookies! We do not have a cookie press so we used our standard cookie scoop. We also used the mint kisses as another person who reviewed suggested. These will be on our Christmas cookie list from here on forward.
A cookie baker in Montana Dec 14, 2006
Would not make this again.
This was my first time using the cookie press and I thought this recipe would be great. The cookies were bland and not at all what I expected. I hope to find a better recipe!
Lisa in Warrenton Virginia Dec 1, 2006
Would make this again.
I think you should have 1/2 tsp. of the mint extract rather than just a 1/4 tsp. Mine didn't taste very minty, more buttery. Also, a lot of them fell apart. I only got two dozen good cookies. Will try recipe again, but a friend suggested I add cream cheese to the recipe. She said it makes the texture easier to use with the cookie press.
Shannon in Indiana Nov 15, 2006
Would make this again.
This is one of my favorite recipes, i try all kinds of cookies and this is one of the best. Adding the ingredients wasnt the problem it was trying not to eat it as i went along that was hard. these will be an every holiday cookie for sure. thankyou
A cookie baker in Sonoma County, CA Dec 22, 2004
Would make this again.
These tasted really yummy. The mint is a nice departure. The only problem I had was that some cookies cracked a little as I added the chocolate. I added it immediately after they came out, too. I had to use chocolate chips (I forgot the kisses as the store), but I don't think that would cause breakage issues.
