Mint Chocolate Cookies

5 from 8 votes

These mint chocolate cookies have a fudgy chewy texture and are topped with mint M&M's. These cookies are fun for St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Spring, and even Christmas.

Prep Time10

Cook Time8

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: christmas, holiday baking, mint chocolate, spring dessert, st. patrick's day

Servings: cookies

Calories: 182kcal

Author: Dana

Ingredients

½ cup salted butter softened
1 cup granulated sugar
½ cup Dutch-processed cocoa
4 oz semisweet chocolate
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ½ cup all-purpose flour spooned & leveled
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
½ cup Mint M&M's

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350ºF and line two cookie sheets with parchment paper or a silpat mat.
In a microwave safe bowl, melt the 4 ounces of semisweet chocolate and allow it to cool.
In a large bowl, beat the softened butter until creamy.
Beat in the granulated sugar, the cooled melted chocolate and cocoa powder.
Beat the eggs in as well as the vanilla extract.
In a separate bowl, combine the spooned & leveled all-purpose flour together with the baking powder and salt.
Slow mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until incorporated. Don't over mix.
Use a spoon or spatula to stir in the chocolate chips.
Scoop by 2 tablespoons (or use a #30 cookie scoop) and place the balls of dough onto the prepared cookie sheet two inches apart.
Top with the Mint M&M's.
Bake for 8-10 minutes. Do not over bake.
Remove the cookies from the oven and allow them to cool for 10 minutes before transferring them to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
Top with additional Mint M&M's if desired.
Store in an airtight container.

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