Crisp Peppermint Patties

Ingredients:

1 cup butter-flavoured shortening

1/2 cup white sugar

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

2 eggs

1 pkg. (12 oz.) After-eight peppermint patties

1 tsp. vanilla

2 1/3 cup flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

Preparation:

Mix shortening and sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs, melted peppermint patties and vanilla.

Add flour, baking soda, and salt gradually.

Cover and chill 30 minutes (until easy to handle).

Roll into balls and set 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 375 degress for 8-10 minutes or until surface cracks.

Cool 2 minutes before removing from baking sheet onto rack.

NOTES:

These taste just like peppermint patties in cookie form. I used After-eights because they have more chocolate on them than the round mint patties which have more mint.

It is important that butter-flavoured shortening is used so that the cookies will still be soft but will have the crisp cracks on top.