Minty Middle Treasures - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup shortening
1/4 cup butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
1 2/3 cups self-rising flour
18 -20 Andes mints candies
powdered sugar or cocoa, for dusting

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Beat sugars, shortening, butter, vanilla and egg in a small bowl. Stir in flour.
Shape 1 tablespoons of dough around one mint. Place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake 9-10 minutes or until just golden brown.
Roll in powdered sugar or cocoa and store in an air-tight container.