"Easy Grasshopper Sugar Cookies - moist and thick chocolate sugar cookies covered in fluffy mint frosting and topped with a rich mint-chocolate drizzle!..."
INGREDIENTS
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1 cup butter, softened
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¾ cup vegetable oil
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1¾ cups sugar, divided
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¾ cup powdered sugar
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3 tablespoons water
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2 eggs
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1 tablespoon vanilla
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5½ cups flour
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1 cup cocoa powder
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½ teaspoon baking soda
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¾ teaspoon cream of tartar
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 cup butter, at room temperature
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4-5 cups powdered sugar
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1 teaspoon pure mint extract
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optional: green food coloring (4-5 drops)
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⅓ cup Andes mint candies, unwrapped OR Andes also makes them in baking "chips" found near the chocolate chips in some stores