Chocolate Mint Melt-Aways Recipe

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Chocolate Mint Melt-Aways
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Ingredients
11
Count
Nutrition
170
Calories
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. For cookies: Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 2 heavy large cookie sheets. Using electric mixer, cream butter and extracts in medium bowl until light. Beat in sugar. Beat in half of flour. Stir in remaining flour. Spoon half of dough into pastry bag fitted with no. 4 star tip. Pipe 2 1/2-inch-long ovals with solid centers on prepared cookie sheet, spacing cookies 1/2 inch apart. Repeat with remaining dough. Bake until golden brown on edges, about 12 minutes. Transfer to paper towels and cool.
  2. For ganache: Bring cream and butter to simmer in heavy small saucepan over low heat. Add chocolate and stir until smooth. Mix in extract. Refrigerate just until firm enough to spread, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes.
  3. Line 2 cookie sheets with foil. Using small metal icing spatula, spread 1 teaspoon ganache over flat side 1 cookie. Arrange ganache side up on prepared cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining cookies. Refrigerate until ganache is firm, about 30 minutes.
  4. For coating: Melt bittersweet chocolate and vegetable shortening in top of double boiler over simmering water, stirring occasionally until smooth. Remove from over water.
  5. Dip 1 end of 1 cookie into bittersweet chocolate. Grasp cookie on sides and dip ganache side into bittersweet chocolate; shake cookie to remove excess chocolate. Place cookie on same sheet, chocolate side down. Repeat with remaining cookies. Chill until chocolate sets, 30 minutes. Remove cookies from foil. (Can be prepared 2 weeks ahead. Refrigerate in single layers in airtight containers. Let stand 10 minutes at room temperature before serving.)
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 170.45 Kcal (714 kJ)
Calories from fat 101.35 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11.26g 17%
Cholesterol 20.45mg 7%
Sodium 52.24mg 2%
Potassium 114.61mg 2%
Total Carbs 16.46g 5%
Sugars 9.4g 38%
Dietary Fiber 0.3g 1%
Protein 1.61g 3%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 3%
Iron 0.1mg 1%
Calcium 22.2mg 2%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 493.85 Kcal (2068 kJ)
Calories from fat 293.63 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 32.63g 17%
Cholesterol 59.26mg 7%
Sodium 151.34mg 2%
Potassium 332.05mg 2%
Total Carbs 47.69g 5%
Sugars 27.24g 38%
Dietary Fiber 0.87g 1%
Protein 4.66g 3%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 3%
Iron 0.3mg 1%
Calcium 64.4mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 4.3
    Points
  • 5
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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