Mintywiches

Directions

1. 1
   Combine butter, sugar, and egg in large mixing bowl and beat until light and creamy.
2. 2
   Blend in melted chocolate and syrup.
3. 3
   Sift together flour, soda, and salt.
4. 4
   Stir into chocolate mixture.
5. 5
   Chill overnight.
6. 6
   Dough will be quite firm.
7. 7
   Using a round 1/4 teaspoon of dough, shape into a ball and roll in granulated sugar.
8. 8
   Repeat for all dough and place cookies on ungreased cookie sheets.
9. 9
   Bake at 325F (160C) for 8 to 10 min.
10. 10
    Remove each batch from oven and let stand just a few seconds.
11. 11
    Do not cool.
12. 12
    Turn half of each batch upside down and top each cookie with a mint half.
13. 13
    Top them with second cookie (making a cookie sandwich from the two wafers and Andes candy).
14. 14
    Place Mintywiches on racks so that the filling will harden - twist slightly so that you lose the inchsquareness inch of the mint.
15. 15
    Hint: This dough becomes sticky and hard to manage at room temperature.
16. 16
    Return to the refrigerator between batches.