This Mint Chocolate Chip cookie recipe is a favorite in our house! So easy to make and a fun alternative to regular chocolate chip cookies.
If you are looking for a great cookie for St. Patrick's Day, you are going to want to try this Mint Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe! They are made very much like a traditional chocolate chip cookie, you just add some green food coloring and use Dark Chocolate and Mint Baking Chips to give you all the flavor that you need!
If you can't find the Dark Chocolate and Mint Baking Chips aat your local store, there is a very simple solution! Just replace the vanilla extract with mint extract (NOT peppermint extract) and use regular chocolate chips! You will need to adjust the amount of mint extract to your taste, so start slow replacing the vanilla, taste a little bit of the dough and then add more as you need/want it (yes – even though it has raw eggs in it. I have been eating raw cookie dough for more than 40 years and while I know that there is a chance of salmonella from eating raw eggs, but I am willing to take that chance!).
As usual, I STRONGLY suggest that you use parchment paper when you bake these cookies. Not only does it make clean-up a breeze, but it prevents the cookies from spreading too much and they retain that nice puffy shape!
Hennyway – to make my Mint Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe, you will need:
INGREDIENTS:
- 3/4 cup softened Butter
- 2 3/4 cup Flour
- 1 1/4 cup Sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 8 drops Green Food Coloring
- 2 cups Dark Chocolate and Mint Baking Chips
Scroll down for the complete directions!
You might want to try these other cookie recipes:
- White Chocolate Cheesecake Bars with Strawberry Topping
- Oreo Truffles Recipe
- Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
- ¾ cup softened Butter
- 2¾ cup Flour
- 1¼ cup Sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- ½ tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 8 drops Green Food Coloring
- 2 cups Dark Chocolate and Mint Baking Chip
- Preheat oven to 375.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Cream together butter and sugar.
- Add eggs and mix well.
- Add vanilla and mix until fluffy.
- Combine flour, baking powder and salt in another bowl and mix together well.
- Add dry mixture to wet and mix on low until combined.
- Add green food coloring and mix until color is consistent.
- Add mint chips and stir until well distributed.
- Drop tablespoon sized portions of cookie dough onto prepared sheet.
- Bake for 12–14 minutes.
- Allow to cool.
Mindi has been blogging since 2008 sharing her best frugal living tips, recipes and more. When she isn't writing, she spends time as an unpaid cook, maid and chauffeur to her 3 children!
Love dark chocolate and mint!! These other cookie recipes look delicious too! Thanks for sharing on Something To Talk About link party!! Hope to see you next week!!