Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies
As far as mint chocolate chip cookies go, these are the absolute best! Minty, loaded with chocolate chips, gooey and delicious. Tinted green, they are fun for St. Patrick's day too!
Servings 18 cookies
Calories 182kcal
Ingredients
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 1/4 cups brown sugar
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoons peppermint extract
- green food coloring
- 1 cup mini chocolate chips + 1/4 cup to add to the tops of the cookies
- 1 cup chocolate chips + 1/2 cup to add to the tops of the cookies
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line baking sheets with parchment paper.Note: I prefer baking with light colored baking sheets.
- Combine four, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Set aside.
- Cream butter and sugars together until fluffy. Add eggs and peppermint extract and mix well. Add green food coloring and mix.Note: I highly recommend using gel food coloring. You need less and get more vivid colors than food coloring drops.
- Stir in dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
- Stir in chocolate chips (make sure to reserve some to add to the tops of the cookies)
- Using a medium cookie scoop (2 Tbsp. size), scoop two balls of dough. Place one on top of the other.Space the cookies out and only bake 4-6 cookies per sheet.
- Bake the cookies for 12-13 minutes The centers should look a little underdone and the edges will be light brown.
- Most of the cookies will come out looking fine, but sometimes the top cookie dough ball slides a little resulting in a delicious cookie that is more of an oval shape. Not a big deal, but it's easy to fix. Place a large biscuit cutter over the HOT cookie and gently shake it back and forth. If you bake the cookies too long you won't be able to shape them. This only works on soft cookies.Note: Watch my video to see exactly how I do this.
- Remember those reserved chocolate chips? Press them into the tops of the hot cookies. This one step really takes the cookies up a notch.
Video
Notes
The cookies will cool completely on the cookie sheet and will continue to bake as they cool. What started out as a cookie that looks a little under-baked will cool into a soft and gooey cookie. Your patience will pay off.
Store cookies in an airtight container or wrap individually in plastic.
Nutrition
Calories: 182kcal