Cookbook: MINT-CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Makes: about 4 1/2 dozen
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Bake: at 375 degrees for 9-11minutes

Ingredients: 

• 2 cups all-purpose flour 
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter at room temperature 
• 1 cup packed light-brown sugar
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 2 cups mint chocolate chips OR: semi-sweet chips*

(Optional) 

Glaze 

• 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 drops mint extract
• 3 1/2 tsp. water

Procedure:

1. Heat oven to 375 deg. Sift the  flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt together into a medium-sized bowl.
2. Beat butter in a large bowl until creamy. Add brown and granulated sugars; beat until fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Beat in the vanilla. 
3. On low speed, beat in the  flour mixture. Gently fold chips in. Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls, about 2 inches apart, onto ungreased baking sheets. 
4. Bake in 375 deg. oven  for 9-11 minutes, until crisp. Cool on  sheet on rack for 2 minutes. Transfer to rack.
5. (Optional) Glaze: Beat together the sugar, mint extract and water in a small bowl until smooth. Transfer to a plastic food-storage bag; snip off the the corner. Drizzle the glaze over the cooled cookies. Let stand until the glaze is set. 

*Note: If you are using semi-sweet chips, add 1/4 tsp. mint extract. 

Nutrient Value Per Cookies

• 131 calories 
• 6 g fat (4 g saturated)
• 1 g protein
• 18 g carbohydrate
• 1 g fiber
• 39 mg sodium
• 18 mg cholesterol

 

 

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