Chocolate-Mint Brownie Cookies Recipes

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups firmly packed light brown sugar 2/3 cup Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening or Crisco® Baking Sticks All -Vegetable Shortening* 1 tablespoon water 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract

2 large eggs, lightly beaten 1 1/2 cups Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 2 cups mint chocolate chips

Directions:

1.	Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
2.	Combine brown sugar, shortening, water, vanilla and peppermint extracts in large bowl; beat at medium speed until well blended. Add eggs; mix well.
3.	Combine flour, salt, cocoa and baking soda in medium bowl; add to shortening mixture. Beat at low speed just until blended. Stir in mint chocolate chips.
4.	Drop dough by rounded measuring tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
5.	Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until cookies are set. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheets; transfer to cooling racks to cool completely.