Double Chocolate Mint Chip Cookies
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Double Chocolate Mint Chip Cookies, Makes soft, chewy, chocolatey cookies with great mint taste too. This cookie dough freezes very well for baking off even weeks later.
Originally published Feb 2013.
Sometimes cleaning out the freezer can be a treasure hunt. Such was the case this week when the basement deep freezer got a much needed sorting.
A frozen log of chocolate cookie dough was among the surprises we found and suddenly I remembered where they had come from.
Back in early December during our annual cookie recipe blitz, I made the dough one morning before work. Then, I realized that I was running out of time to bake them off.
I had wrapped the dough in a triple layer of plastic wrap and tossed it into the freezer intending to bake the cookies that weekend.
2 months later.
Fast forward two months and here are those delicious chocolate mint chip cookies. They look and taste no worse for wear despite their early winter hibernation.
There are two lessons I learned from these chocolate mint chip cookies. First, a reminder that you can always have cookie dough on hand to bake off whenever you need and the second is to clean the freezer out more often!
NOTE: This is a very good base recipe to use for other versions of this cookie. Substitute white chocolate for the mint chips, or add nuts like macadamias or pecans.
My son likes to substitute M&Ms for the mint chips too. I'm sure your imagination can come up with a combination that will become a family favourite.
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Double Chocolate Mint Chip Cookies . Makes soft, chewy, chocolatey cookies with great mint taste too. This cookie dough freezes very well for baking off even months later.
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups butter
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¾ cup cocoa
- 2 ¼ cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups mint chocolate chips
Instructions
- Cream together the butter and sugar well.
- Add the eggs and vanilla to the creamed mixture and beat until well combined.
- Sift together the cocoa, flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture. Mix well until a dough forms.
- Fold in the mint chocolate chips.
- Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for several hours or overnight. Dough should be cold when it goes in the oven.
- Roll the dough into about 1 inch balls.
- Place about 2 inches apart on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
- Flatten the balls slightly and bake at 375 degrees F for about 9 or10 minutes.
- Allow the cookies to cool on the pan for several minutes before placing them on a wire rack to cool completely.
- Store in an airtight container.
- These cookies freeze well when baked or you can freeze the dough for several weeks and bake them off later as needed to enjoy fresh baked cookies any time.
Notes
NOTE: This is a very good base recipe to use for other versions of this cookie. Substitute white chocolate for the mint chips, or add nuts like macadamias or pecans.
My son likes to substitute M&Ms for the mint chips too. I'm sure your imagination can come up with a combination that will become a family favourite.
Nutrition Information
Yield
24Serving Size
1 gramsAmount Per Serving Calories 266Total Fat 14gSaturated Fat 8gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 4gCholesterol 42mgSodium 162mgCarbohydrates 34gFiber 2gSugar 22gProtein 3g
The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only. Exact accuracy is not guaranteed. For recipes where all ingredients may not be used entirely, such as those with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for example, calorie & nutritional values per serving will likely be somewhat lower than indicated.
about how many cookies does this recipe make? I'm baking them this afternoon and trying to decide if I should double it. I'm thinking not...
Depends on how large you make them about 18.
These are the current house favorite. My boys absolutely love them and my best friend & her kids too! They turn out great every time but they don`t flatten out too much. I follow the recipe exactly.
Delicious! Made them exactly as stated!
Where can I buy mint chocolate chips???????
Try the bulk store.