Choco Mint Pillows

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 49
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 49 andes mints candies

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 in large mixing bowl, combine sugar, butter, egg and vanilla. beat at medium speed of electric mixer until light and fluffy.
• 3 add flour, baking powder and salt. beat at low speed until soft dough forms.
• 4 divide dough in half.
• 5 on well floured surface, roll half of dough into 13 x 9 rectangle.
• 6 arrange mints evenly on dough, forming 7 rows of 7 mints.
• 7 between 2 sheets of wax paper, roll remaining dough into 13 x 9 rectangle.
• 8 discard top sheet of wax paper.
• 9 carefully turn second rectangle over mint-topped dough, matching edges.
• 10 using scalloped pastry wheel, cut dough evenly between the mints.
• 11 gently press edges of pillows to seal.
• 12 place pillows 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• 13 bake for 9 to 12 minutes or until edges are light golden brown.
• 14 cool completely before storing.