Chocolate Mint Cookies
Filled with chocolate chips and chunks of mint candies, these Chocolate Mint Cookies are the perfect mix of chocolate and mint. They are rich and minty and you will love them!
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter at room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup light brown sugar packed
- 2 egg large
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder unsweetened
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 6 oz Andes mints chopped
- 6 oz chocolate chips semi-sweet
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
- Combine the butter, sugar and brown sugar in a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer. Beat together until light and fluffy.
- Add in the eggs, one at a time, and beat well, scraping the bowl as needed.
- Add the vanilla and peppermint extract and beat to combine.
- In another bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt.
- Add the dry ingredients to the butter/sugar mixture and mix until almost combined.
- Add in the chopped mints and the chocolate chips and continue to beat just until the dough is combined.
- Drop tablespoon sized balls of the dough onto cookie sheets that have been lined with silpat liners or parchment paper, keeping them 2-3 inches apart.
- Bake for about 10 minutes, or until the cookies are set.
- Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet before removing to cool.
Notes
- Nutrition information provided as an estimate only. Various brands and products can change the counts. Any nutritional information should only be used as a general guideline.
- Nutrition information provided as an estimate only. Various brands and products can change the counts. Any nutritional information should only be used as a general guideline.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 38 cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 165
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 165kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 23g | 8% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Trans Fat | 0g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 23mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 70mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 15g | 30% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.