These Mint Chocolate Cookies one of my new favorite Christmas cookies, featuring one of our favorite flavor combinations: mint and chocolate! I’m lucky enough that our whole family is mint-obsessed, so we are all thrilled when a batch of these makes an appearance (although it does mean I have to share…). They’re based off of my Mom’s Double Chocolate Cookies recipe for the base, with these Fudgy Mint Chocolate No-Bake Cookies as my other inspiration. These cookies make a great edible gift for mint chocolate lovers too; they’re like Andes Mints but in chewy chocolate cookie form. With the vibrant green color in the frosting, these cookies are perfect for St. Patrick’s Day and around Christmas time. You can customize this recipe to suit your preferences, whether that’s using a different kind of extract or a different kind of chocolate. For more amazing desserts with mint and chocolate flavors, try my Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream, No Bake Mint Chocolate Bars, Mint Chocolate Truffles Recipe, and these Fudgy Mint Chocolate No Bake Cookies!
Ingredients Needed:
Butter: use unsalted butter to ensure your cookies are rich and chewy, and also in the frosting to give it a creamy texture. If you only have salted butter, you may want to halve or omit the added salt. Sugars: granulated white sugar will sweeten the cookies and give them a chewy texture. Powdered sugar adds sweetness and structure to the frosting. Extracts: vanilla extract adds a warm sweetness to the cookies, balancing the chocolate flavor. The mint extract gives the frosting that fresh mint flavor. Egg: to bind the ingredients together. Flour: use all-purpose flour for these cookies. Unsweetened Cocoa Powder: to give the cookie base a rich chocolate flavor. Baking Soda and Salt: to help the cookies rise and enhance all the flavors. Milk: to aid the consistency of the frosting. Green Food Coloring: use food coloring to achieve that great green color for the frosting. This is optional, and you can skip it if you like. Semisweet Chocolate Chips: for the base of the chocolate ganache. You can use chopped chocolate instead of chips if you prefer. Oil: to make the ganache spreadable.
How to Make Mint Chocolate Cookies
These cookies are full of chocolate and minty flavor! Full instructions are included in the recipe card below.
Tips and Notes
Electric Mixer. The easiest way to make cookies is to mix the cookie dough in the bowl of a stand mixer. A hand mixer can also be used, but may have a tougher time with the thick dough. Room-temperature ingredients. To achieve the perfect chewy and gooey cookie texture, ensure that your butter and egg are at room temperature before mixing.
Chocolate Mint Cookies Variations
Swap the chocolate. Use dark chocolate or white chocolate chips, depending on your preference for the topping. Swap the extract. Peppermint extract and spearmint extract will give you a different flavor for these cookies, so experiment and use your favorite! You can also use almond, orange, caramel, strawberry or any other kind of extract you have. Food coloring. While green food coloring gives a festive touch to these cookies, feel free to experiment with different colors or leave the coloring out altogether.
Serving Suggestions
These Mint Chocolate Cookies pair wonderfully with Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream, and No Churn Chocolate Ice Cream, enhancing the minty and chocolatey flavors for an indulgent dessert. A glass of milk is always a classic choice to pair with cookies too, or try my Cold Brew Coffee for an afternoon pick-me-up!
More Amazing Cookie Recipes To Try
Grandma’s Sour Cream Sugar Cookies
Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies
Chai Cookies Recipe
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