mint wafer cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups packed light brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons water
• 1 3/4 cups mint chocolate chips
• 2 eggs
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 20 chocolate covered thin mints

Recipe

• in a small saucepan, combine the butter, brown sugar, water and mint chocolate chips. cook over low heat, stirring occasionally until melted. transfer to a medium bowl and set aside to cool for about 10 minutes.
• beat the eggs into the chocolate mixture one at a time. combine the flour, baking soda and salt, stir into the chocolate mixture. cover dough, and chill for 1 hour.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). roll dough into 1 inch balls and place 1 1/2 inches apart an unprepared cookie sheet.
• bake for 12 to 13 minutes in the preheated oven. as soon as the cookies are out of the oven, place 1/2 of a mint candy on top of each one. let sit for 30 seconds, then swirl with a toothpick. cool on wire racks.