It’s day 3 of AK Cookie Week and immediately I’m bringing again deliciously wealthy, darkish chocolate, minty contemporary cookies with a luscious mint frosting! It’s the vacations and these mint chocolate cookies are right here. to. celebration.
They significantly style identical to a peppermint patty or a mint Oreo. I first made them as mint chocolate sandwich cookies however determined to dial it again a bit with only a frosted cookie.
Clearly, be at liberty to sandwich two of those infants collectively for an much more epic combo (I received’t inform).
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What you’ll have to make these mint chocolate cookies
We’re utilizing common flour, sugar & butter in these mint chocolate cookies, and the peppermint combo with wealthy darkish chocolate is really out of this world. Right here’s what you’ll have to make them:
- Flour: you’ll want common, all-purpose flour in these cookies.
- Cocoa powder: for that wealthy chocolate taste, use a top quality, unsweetened cocoa powder.
- Baking staples: you’ll want baking soda & salt in order that the cookies bake correctly.
- Butter: we’ll be including butter in each the cookies themselves and within the mint frosting.
- Sugars: we’re utilizing each brown sugar and common, granulated sugar to sweeten cookies. You’ll additionally want powdered sugar for the frosting.
- Eggs: you’ll simply want one egg for the cookies.
- Extracts: a bit vanilla and peppermint extract give these mint chocolate cookies the proper taste. You’ll add some peppermint extract to the frosting as nicely.
- Milk: be at liberty to make use of any milk you’d wish to make the frosting good and creamy.
- Frosting extras: I used pure inexperienced meals dye in half of the frosting and a little bit of pink meals dye for the opposite half to provide it a festive look. That is non-compulsory however seems so cute.
- Toppings: I like topping these cookies with crushed sweet canes, chopped up Andes Mints and pink & inexperienced sprinkles. A enjoyable exercise for the kiddos! Mint chips or mini chocolate chips would even be good.
Non-compulsory swaps
I’d counsel sticking with the recipe as finest as doable, however for those who don’t have just a few elements right here’s what I counsel:
- Be happy to make use of vegan butter for those who’d wish to hold these dairy free. Use dairy free milk within the frosting as nicely.
- As an alternative of cocoa powder you may as well use cacao powder.
- I haven’t examined these with a flax egg, however I believe it might work simply high quality!
Can I make these gluten free?
Sure! We examined this recipe utilizing this gluten-free measure-for-measure flour and so they turned out good.
Methods to make mint chocolate cookies
- Prep your pan. Add parchment paper to a big baking sheet and preheat the oven to 350 levels F.
- Combine the dry elements. In a giant bowl mix all your dry elements and whisk till they’re well-combined.
- Beat collectively moist elements. In a stand mixer, begin with the butter and sugar till they’re easy and creamy, after which add your egg, vanilla & peppermint extract.
- Make your dough. Slowly beat the flour combination into the moist elements till simply mixed and your dough kinds. Cowl and chill the dough for half-hour earlier than baking.
- Scoop & bake. Scoop about 1 tablespoon of dough with a cookie scoop, and place the dough balls 2 inches aside in your baking sheet. Then bake for 10 minutes.
- Cool & frost. Whereas your cookies are cooling, make your mint frosting in your electrical mixer (that is the pure meals dye that I exploit! I like doing a pink and a inexperienced colour). Frost every cookie, high together with your fav toppings and luxuriate in!
The fluffiest mint frosting
You’re going to LOVE the flavour of the cool, minty, fluffy frosting on these cookies. Listed here are just a few suggestions to make sure success with it:
- First, beat collectively the butter and powdered sugar for about 1 minute on excessive till mixed.
- Then, add in your peppermint extract and 1 tablespoon of milk (if the frosting wants extra moisture).
- Select pink or inexperienced meals dye (that is the pure dye I exploit and love!) and beat in just a few drops to the frosting. Be happy to regulate as you want if you need them extra pink or inexperienced!
- For those who like a creamier frosting, merely add a bit extra milk.
Freezer-friendly suggestions
- Freeze the dough. To freeze the dough, merely roll it into particular person balls and place them on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Chill the dough within the freezer for half-hour. As soon as the cookie dough balls agency up, switch them to a reusable freezer-safe bag or container for as much as 3 months. When able to bake, merely bake the mint chocolate cookies as directed. You’ll possible simply want so as to add just a few additional minutes of baking time!
- Freeze the baked mint chocolate cookies. It’s also possible to freeze your baked mint chocolate cookies for later. Look ahead to them to chill utterly, then switch them to a reusable freezer-safe bag or container lined with wax or parchment paper. I like to put them in a single layer to keep away from any cookies breaking. Cookies will hold nicely for as much as 2 months. As soon as able to eat, merely thaw out at room temperature and luxuriate in. You may freeze them with or with out the frosting.
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Mint Chocolate Cookies with Mint Frosting
Fantastic mint chocolate cookies with peppermint extract, wealthy darkish chocolate taste and a scrumptious, colourful mint frosting. These straightforward mint chocolate cookies style identical to a peppermint patty! High with crushed candies and sprinkles for a enjoyable vacation cookie everybody will love.
Components
- Dry elements:
- 2 cups all function flour
- ⅔ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- Moist elements:
- 1 cup butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- ¼ teaspoon peppermint extract
- For the mint frosting:
- ¾ cup butter, at room temperature
- 1 ½-2 cups powdered sugar, relying on how candy you want your frosting
- ½ teaspoon peppermint extract
- 1-2 tablespoons milk, to make the frosting creamy
- Pure inexperienced meals dye, to paint the frosting
- Pure pink meals dye, to paint the frosting
- For toppings:
- Crushed sweet canes
- Chopped Andes mints
- Crimson & inexperienced sprinkles
Directions
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Preheat the oven to 350 levels F. Line a big baking pan with parchment paper.
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In a big bowl, whisk collectively the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt.
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Within the bowl of an electrical mixer, cream collectively butter and sugars till mild and fluffy, about 1-2 minutes. Subsequent, add within the egg, vanilla extract, peppermint extract and beat once more till nicely mixed easy and creamy; about 30 seconds longer.
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Add in dry elements and blend on medium low till simply mixed. Cowl and chill the dough within the fridge for half-hour.
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After chilling the dough, use a cookie scoop to seize about 2 tablespoonsful of dough, then roll dough balls and place on a cookie sheet, leaving a minimum of 2 inches aside from each other.
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Bake for 10-12 minutes or till edges start to set and crackle. Take away and permit cookies to chill for 5-10 minutes on the baking sheet earlier than transferring to a wire rack to complete cooling. That is necessary to assist the cookies arrange and harden across the edges. Repeat with remaining dough.
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As soon as cookies have utterly cooled, they’re prepared for frosting: within the bowl of an electrical mixer, add the softened butter and powdered sugar and beat on excessive for 1 min. To make plain mint frosting: add in peppermint extract and 1 tablespoon of milk. Beat slowly at first, then enhance pace to medium excessive. Frosting ought to be good and creamy, if you need it additional creamy, add one other teaspoon of milk and beat once more.To make a pink and/or inexperienced frosting: after beating collectively the butter, powdered sugar, peppermint extract, and milk, divide the frosting in half between two separate bowls. Add just a few drops of inexperienced pure meals coloring to 1 bowl, and pink meals coloring to the opposite bowl. Whisk the colour into every bowl of frosting till nicely integrated, including extra drops of meals coloring till the specified colour is reached.
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Frost cookies after which sprinkle with toppings of alternative: crushed sweet canes, chopped chocolate or Andes mints or pink & inexperienced christmas sprinkles! As much as you. Makes roughly 24 cookies.
Recipe Notes
To make gluten free: use this gluten-free measure-for-measure flour as a substitute of normal all function flour.
I have not examined these with a flax egg, however I believe it might work simply high quality!
See the complete put up for suggestions, tips & freezing directions!
Recipe by: Monique Volz // Formidable Kitchen | Pictures by: Eat Love Eats
This put up was initially revealed on December third, 2020, and republished on November twenty eighth, 2023.
