After Dinner Mint Cookies

Name: After Dinner Mint Cookies
Ingredients: 3/4 cups Butter, Softened; 1 cup Granulated Sugar; 1 teaspoon Baking Powder; 1 whole Large Egg; 1/2 teaspoons Mint Extract; 2 drops Green Food Coloring (use As Much As Desired To Tint The Dough As Light Or Dark As You Like); 2-1/4 cups All-purpose Flour; 1/2 cups (generous) Crushed Chocolate Cream-filled Sandwich Cookies (I Use 8-10); 1 cup Semisweet Chocolate Chips (optional); 1 teaspoon Vegetable Shortening (optional)

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Ingredients

3/4 cups Butter, Softened
1 cup Granulated Sugar
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
1 whole Large Egg
1/2 teaspoons Mint Extract
2 drops Green Food Coloring (use As Much As Desired To Tint The Dough As Light Or Dark As You Like)
2-1/4 cups All-purpose Flour
1/2 cups (generous) Crushed Chocolate Cream-filled Sandwich Cookies (I Use 8-10)
1 cup Semisweet Chocolate Chips (optional)
1 teaspoon Vegetable Shortening (optional)

Directions

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["Beat butter in a large mixing bowl on medium to high speed of electric mixer for 30 seconds. Add sugar and baking powder; beat until well combined. Add egg, mint extract and enough food coloring to tint the dough light-medium green. Beat in as much of the flour as you can with your mixer; stir in remaining flour by hand with a wooden spoon.", "Divide dough in half; cover and chill for about 1 hour, or until easy to handle.", "Roll one half of dough between 2 sheets of waxed paper into an 8x7-inch rectangle. Peel off top sheet of waxed paper. Sprinkle half of the crushed cookies evenly onto the dough to within 1/4\" of all sides; press cookies lightly into dough.""