Chocolate Mint Softies Recipe

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Ingredients:

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2 oz squares unsweetened baking chocolate
1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
2/3 cup brown sugar , firmly packed
1/3 cup white sugar
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 large egg
1 tsp peppermint extract
1/2 tsp chocolate extract (if you can'tsp find it, use vanilla)
3/4 cup sour cream
2 cups flour (packed down)
3/4 cup coarsely chopped pecan pieces
frosting
2 oz squares unsweetened baking chocolate, melted
1/3 cup butter, room temperature
2 cups powdered sugar
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 tsp cream (about) or 2 tsp milk (about)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees, rack in the middle position.
Line cookie sheets with foil and spray with cooking spray. Leave little ears of foil sticking up on the sides, large enough to grab later.
Unwrap squares of chocolate and break them apart. Put them in a small microwave safe bowl, melt them for 90 seconds on high. Stir them until they're smooth and set aside to cool while you mix up your cookie dough.
Combine butter and sugars together. Beat on medium speed until smooth. (Less than a minute).
Add baking soda and salt, resume beating on medium for another minute, or until incorporated.
Add egg and beat on medium until the batter is smooth (another minute).
Add the peppermint and chocolate extracts, and mix for about 30 seconds.
Shut off the mixer and scrape the bowl. Then add melted chocolate and mix again for another minute on medium speed.
Shut off mixer and scrape down bowl again. At low speed, mix in half of the flour. Once incorporated, mix in sour cream.
Scrape down bowl again, add the rest of the flour and beat until fully incorporated.
Stir bowl with a spoon a few times. Mix in pecan pieces by hand.
Use a teaspoon to spoon the dough onto the foil-lined cookie sheets, 12 cookies to a sheet. (If dough is too sticky, chill for half an hour and try again.).
Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until they rise and are firm.
Slide the foil from the cookie sheets and onto a wire rack. Let the cookies cool on the rack while the next sheet is baking. When the next sheet is ready, pull them onto the counter/table and slide the new foil onto the rack. Keep alternating until all dough is baked.
When all the cookies are cool, set them out on wax paper for frosting.
FROSTING.
Put broken chocoalte squares into a microwave safe bowl. Melt on high for 90 seconds. Stir until smooth and set aside.
When chocolate is cool, mix in the butter. Then stir in the powdered sugar.
Mix in the vanilla extract and the cream. Beat the frosting until it's of spreading consistency. (This is no-fail frosting, if it's too thick add more cream, too thin, add more powdered sugar).
Frost your cookies and leave them on the waxed paper until the frosting has hardened.
When the frosting has hardened, arrange the cookies on a pretty platter. They store well in a covered container, when separated by wax paper.
If you don't have time to frost, coat the cookies with powdered sugar while they're still warm. Do a second sprinkling once cool.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	574.25 Kcal (2404 kJ)
Calories from fat	297.34 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	33.04g	51%
Cholesterol	29.78mg	10%
Sodium	732.6mg	31%
Potassium	824.3mg	18%
Total Carbs	65.99g	22%
Sugars	35.13g	141%
Dietary Fiber	3.16g	13%
Protein	7.81g	16%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0%
Vitamin A	0.1mg	3%
Iron	1.4mg	8%
Calcium	89.7mg	9%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	379.22 Kcal (1588 kJ)
Calories from fat	196.36 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	21.82g	51%
Cholesterol	19.67mg	10%
Sodium	483.78mg	31%
Potassium	544.34mg	18%
Total Carbs	43.58g	22%
Sugars	23.2g	141%
Dietary Fiber	2.09g	13%
Protein	5.16g	16%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0%
Vitamin A	0.1mg	3%
Iron	0.9mg	8%
Calcium	59.3mg	9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

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