Cookies And Mint Cups Recipes

Steps:

• Place foil baking cups in a muffin pan; set aside.
• Crush 15 cookies (with filling) using a food processor or blender; reserve remaining 6 cookies for topping. Combine cookie crumbs with melted margarine. Press one rounded tablespoon crumb mixture into bottom of each foil baking cup.
• Combine marshmallow creme, peppermint extract, milk and food coloring in a large bowl. Gently stir in whipped topping. Spoon about 1/4 cup mixture evenly into each baking cup. Freeze until serving time. For freezer storage, cover with foil.
• Cut or break each remaining cookie in half and place one cookie half into each dessert to decorate.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Generously grease 24 mini muffin cups with shortening or cooking spray. Generously sprinkle with unsweetened cocoa powder or flour; tap off any excess.
• In medium bowl, stir together cookie mix, 1/2 cup of the butter and the egg until dough forms. Roll dough into 1-inch balls; place each ball in mini muffin cup.
• Bake 11 to 13 minutes or until set.
• Remove muffin pan from oven. With rounded handle of wooden rolling pin, press small indentation into each cookie to form cup. Cool completely before removing from muffin cups.
• Meanwhile, in large bowl, beat powdered sugar, remaining 1 cup butter and the peppermint extract with electric mixer on medium-high speed until well combined.
• Place half of frosting in each of 2 separate bowls; tint 1 red and other green with food color. Spoon each frosting into separate disposable plastic decorating bag. Pinch tip of each bag together; snip about 1 inch up. Slide both bags into third decorating bag fitted with large star tip.
• Pipe frosting into each cookie cup. Garnish each with peppermint candy.