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!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword chocolate mint cookies
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 10 minutesminutes
Total Time 35 minutesminutes
Servings 38cookies
Calories 165kcal
Author Deborah Harroun
Ingredients
1cupbutterat room temperature
1cupsugar
1cuppacked light brown sugar
2large eggs
1teaspoonvanilla extract
1teaspoonpeppermint extract
2 3/4cupsall-purpose flour
1/3cupunsweetened cocoa powder
1teaspoonbaking soda
1/2teaspoonsalt
6ozAndes mintschopped
6ozsemi-sweet chocolate chips
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.