Big, soft cookies filled with Andes Mint Candies, Mint Chips and Chocolate Chips. Mint and chocolate in every delicious bite! No chill time; you can enjoy these Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies in 30 minutes!
Is there just enough green in these Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies to make them appropriate for St Patrick’s Day? I say yes!
In the past I always made Guinness Brownies on St Patty’s Day, but seeing as how my kids probably shouldn’t be consuming beer brownies with whiskey frosting, I decided to make a kid-friendly St Patrick’s Day dessert (don’t worry, adults will love these too!).
Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies
What we have is soft and chewy peppermint cookies loaded with mint chips, chocolate chips and Andes chocolate candies.
To increase the peppermint flavor just a touch, I also add a little bit of peppermint extract to the cookies. This gives an underlying peppermint flavor in every single bite.
You can pick and choose which mix-ins you want to use. You can add just Andes Mints, or just mint chips. I will say that I think the Andes really take these over the top. They bring the status from good to great. I mean, do you see those melty little pools of chocolaty-peppermint deliciousness? Gah!
Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies now have a permanent spot in my baking rotation.
If you’re a fan of chocolate and peppermint you will go crazy for these. I would normally never choose a mint-chip cookie, but I seriously loved these Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies! I might have lost some self control when these beauties were fresh from the oven. One bite led to another, and let’s just say I lost count how many were consumed. Can you blame me?
Have yourself a safe and Happy St Patrick’s Day! Oh, and check out my Guinness and Irish Cheddar Mac and Cheese (we need some “real” food before eating all the Mint Chip Cookies, right?).
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Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies
Big, soft cookies filled with Andes Mint Candies, Mint Chips and Chocolate Chips. Mint and chocolate in every delicious bite! No chill time; you can enjoy these Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies in 30 minutes!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened slightly
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar packed
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 teaspoon pure peppermint extract
- 1 1/2 cups mint chips, chocolate chips and/or chopped Andes candies see note
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a small bowl combine flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl, using a hand mixer or stand mixer, beat butter and both sugars for 1-2 minutes, scraping the bowl as needed. Add egg and peppermint extract and beat until combined.
Slowly add the flour mixture, beating until just combined. Add 1 cup of mint chips/Andes/chocolate chips (the rest will be reserved for topping the cookies).
Scoop golf ball sized portions of dough (approximately 2 tablespoons) and place them a couple inches apart on the cookie sheets. Using the remaining 1/2 cup mix-ins, top each ball of dough with a few chips/candies (this makes for a prettier cookie).
Bake the cookies for 7-10 minutes until the edges are just beginning to turn golden brown and the very center is still slightly underdone. Rotate the baking sheets halfway through cooking time, if necessary.
- Place the baking sheets on wire racks and allow the cookies to cool completely.
Recipe Notes
I used a combination of mint chips, chocolate chips and chopped Andes Mints. Feel free to use any variation of these. I highly recommend the Andes Mints.
Elizabeth says
I made them vegan. Tasty! Love mint in warm weather!!
Celebrating Sweets says
Yay! I’m glad you enjoyed them.
Linda says
I made these almost exactly as written. I did not include the green mint chips. Everyone loved them! They made the best addition to homemade Christmas gifts. They were very easy to make. I used an entire 28 piece package of Andes mints and a half cup of chocolate chips. Perfect! I also made them smaller and got 36 cookies. Thank you so much for this delicious recipe. It is a keeper for sure!
Celebrating Sweets says
I’m glad you enjoyed them. Thanks for taking the time to comment. Happy holidays!
DC says
Can’t wait to make these!
Kimberly Spillers says
I just took the 1st batch out of the oven and (of course) I had to try one. WOW!!!!!! These are divine. I don’t know what word to use to express how good these are. I’m going to use the base of these cookies and try different mix ins but the mint is delicious as well. I have some cinnamon chips, so I’m going to try those with butterscotch chips. I’ll let you know how they turn out. Thank you for the awesome recipe. Have a great holiday season!!!!!!!
Celebrating Sweets says
I’m so glad that you liked them! Thanks for taking the time to stop by and comment. Enjoy the other variations. 🙂 Happy holidays! -Allison
Vivian says
these cookies are really, really good. I did two things differently and that is due to personal taste. I used dark brown sugar and didn’t use as much as the recipe called and I used Ghirardelli squares dark chocolate peppermint bark. I chopped those up instead of regular mint chips. OMG gooooooooood!!
Celebrating Sweets says
Your changes sound delicious! I’m glad you enjoyed them. Thanks for taking the time to stop by. Happy holidays! -Allison
Sarah says
This recipe is amazing! I’ve been trying to find a cookie recipe with the perfect texture and I finally found it! A must try! Thank you for this recipe 🙂
Celebrating Sweets says
I’m so glad that you enjoyed these! Thanks for stopping by. Happy holidays!
Alex Oldham says
These are OK the steps were quite hard to understand but the turned out good
Celebrating Sweets says
Hi, Alex. Glad you enjoyed them. This is the first I’ve heard about the recipe being hard to understand. What steps are you referring to? Thanks for your feedback.
Andrea says
Can we use mint extract instead of peppermint?
Celebrating Sweets says
I would assume so. I think they would be close to the same thing?
Yaskara says
Delicious recipe, easy to follow and easy ingredients to find everywhere. Being from Brazil, sometimes it’s hard to make great cookies, but your recipe was simple and simply delicious! Ended up using crushed candy canes instead of mind chocolate and it added a crunch to the soft cookies. Simply delicious and just in time for Christmas!
Celebrating Sweets says
I’m so happy to hear that! Thanks for commenting! Merry Christmas.