Chocolate Mint Cookies Recipe

It’s that time of year for lots of holiday baking! You can’t go wrong with this flavorful chocolate mint cookies recipe. This will quickly become your go-to dessert for all your family gatherings and holiday parties! Grab this yummy dessert recipe below.

Chocolate Mint Cookies Recipe

For that flavorful mint taste, we use Andes Crème de Menthe Thins. Grab this from-scratch cookie recipe below.

Measurements with easy to follow printable directions are at the end of the post.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup unsalted butter (room temp)
• 1-1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 2 teaspoon peppermint extract (not mint)
• About 10 drops of green food coloring
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 8.5 oz bag Andes Crème de Menthe Thins (chopped)

This recipe makes 40 cookies

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Line baking sheet with non-stick foil or parchment paper, set aside.
2. In a mixing bowl add flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Whisk together and set aside.
3. In another mixing bowl add softened butter and sugar, with electric hand mixer, mix until combined. Add in eggs and peppermint extract, and food coloring, mix again.
4. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, and using a wooden spoon stir until combined. Finally, add the chopped Andes Crème de Menthe Thins and mix.
5. Place cookie dough in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour to chill dough.
6. Once chilled hand roll dough into balls and place on lined baking sheets.
7. Bake in preheated oven for about 12 minutes. Don’t overbake.
8. After cooling for a few minutes, place cookies on a wire cooling rack. Enjoy warm or cold. We like to add vanilla ice cream and make ice cream sandwiches!

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These chocolate mint cookies are a huge hit with our family and friends! We hope you enjoy them as much as we do.

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Chocolate Mint Cookies

It’s that time of year for lots of holiday baking! You can’t go wrong with this flavorful chocolate mint cookies recipe.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword chocolate, cookies

Prep Time 6 minutes

Cook Time 12 minutes

Refrigerate 1 hour

Total Time 1 hour 18 minutes

Servings 20 people

Author My Boys and Their Toys

Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter (room temp), 1-1/2 cups granulated sugar, 3 large eggs, 2 teaspoon peppermint extract (not mint), About 10 drops of green food coloring, 3 cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon kosher salt, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 8.5 oz bag Andes Crème de Menthe Thins (chopped)

Instructions

1) Preheat oven to 375°F. Line baking sheet with non-stick foil or parchment paper, set aside. 2) In a mixing bowl add flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Whisk together and set aside. 3) In another mixing bowl add softened butter and sugar, with electric hand mixer, mix until combined. Add in eggs and peppermint extract, and food coloring, mix again. 4) Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, and using a wooden spoon stir until combined. Finally, add the chopped Andes Crème de Menthe Thins and mix. 5) Place cookie dough in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour to chill dough. 6) Once chilled hand roll dough into balls and place on lined baking sheets. 7) Bake in preheated oven for about 12 minutes. Don’t overbake. 8) After cooling for a few minutes, place cookies on a wire cooling rack. Enjoy warm or cold. We like to add vanilla ice cream and make ice cream sandwiches!

Recipe Notes

Makes 40 cookies total

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