Recipe: Peppermint Pattie Cookies

Peppermint Pattie Cookies
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2/3 cup butter or margarine
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour
1/3 cup cocoa
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. milk
12 to 14 small (1 1/2-inch) peppermint patties

Beat butter and sugar; add vanilla and egg, blending well. In a separate bowl mix together dry ingredients. Add to butter mixture alternately with milk, blending well. Refrigerate dough about an hour or until firm enough to handle. (Dough will be a little soft.) Lightly grease cookie sheet. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Shape small portion of the dough around unwrapped peppermint patties, completely covering candy. Place on prepared cookie sheet; flatten slightly and crimp with tines of a fork around the edges, if desired. Bake at 10-12 minutes or until set. Cool 1 minute, remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely.