Holiday Mini Mint Cookie Cups

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups butter softened
• 1 pouch basic cookie mix chunk
• 1  eggs 
• 24  peppermint candies hard
• 1 teaspoon peppermint extract 
• 8 cups powdered sugar 
• 24 servings drop natural food coloring green red

Equipment

• bowl
• oven
• hand mixer
• muffin liners
• rolling pin
• muffin tray

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350F. Generously grease 24 mini muffin cups with shortening or cooking spray. Generously sprinkle with unsweetened cocoa powder or flour; tap off any excess.
2. In medium bowl, stir together cookie mix, 1/2 cup of the butter and the egg until dough forms.
3. Roll dough into 1-inch balls; place each ball in mini muffin cup.
4. Bake 11 to 13 minutes or until set.
5. Remove muffin pan from oven. With rounded handle of wooden rolling pin, press small indentation into each cookie to form cup. Cool completely before removing from muffin cups.
6. Meanwhile, in large bowl, beat powdered sugar, remaining 1 cup butter and the peppermint extract with electric mixer on medium-high speed until well combined.
7. Place half of frosting in each of 2 separate bowls; tint 1 red and other green with food color. Spoon each frosting into separate disposable plastic decorating bag. Pinch tip of each bag together; snip about 1 inch up. Slide both bags into third decorating bag fitted with large star tip.
8. Pipe frosting into each cookie cup.
9. Garnish each with peppermint candy.