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Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies

Published: Mar 12, 2018 by Allison · 115 Comments

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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!

Mint Chip Cookies ona White Plate.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!).

Stack of Chocolate Chips Cookies

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.

Chocolate chips and cookie batter in a white bowl.

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.

Warm Mint Chocolate Chip Cookie on a piece of parchment paper.

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?

Cookie dough balls on a baking sheet.

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 on a baking sheet.

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Recipe

Mint Chip Cookies ona White Plate.

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! 
4.86 from 56 votes
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
Servings: 20
Calories: 176kcal
Author: Allison - Celebrating Sweets

Ingredients

  • 1⅔ cups all purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup unsalted butter , softened slightly but still cool
  • ½ cup light brown sugar, packed
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • ½ teaspoon pure peppermint extract
  • 1½ 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 2-tablespoon portions of dough and place them a couple inches apart on the baking sheets. Using the remaining ½ 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. See note about shaping cookies while they're hot.
  • Place the baking sheets on wire racks and allow the cookies to cool completely.

Notes

I used a combination of mint chips (purchased from Nuts.com), chocolate chips, and chopped Andes mints. Feel free to use any variation of these. Note: The Andes mints tend to melt so don't stick too many on top of each dough ball.
How to get perfectly round cookies:
Option 1: Immediately after the cookies come out of the oven place a round glass, bowl, or cookie cutter (larger than the cookie) upside down over the top of the cookie. Gently swirl the glass/bowl/cookie cutter in a circular motion. The edges of the cookie will bump against the inside of the glass creating a perfectly round shape. Note: This only works when the cookies are hot, straight from the oven, and still on the warm baking sheet. 
Glass bowl over a chocolate chip cookie on a baking sheet,
Option 2: Immediately after the cookies come out the oven use the back of a spoon to gently push the edges inward to create clean edges and a perfect round shape.
*Recipe updated slightly November 2022.*

Nutrition

Calories: 176kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 98mg | Potassium: 20mg | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 185IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 0.7mg

Nutritional Information is an estimate based on third-party calculations and may vary based on products used and serving sizes.

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Comments

  1. Grace meissner

    December 12, 2021 at 12:58 pm

    5 stars
    Sooo good

    Reply
    • Allison

      December 13, 2021 at 9:40 am

      I’m glad you enjoyed them! 🙂

      Reply
    • Hazel atkins

      April 30, 2022 at 6:15 pm

      This recipe was so good

      Reply
  2. Ashley Verhoef

    January 08, 2022 at 7:57 pm

    5 stars
    By far the best cookie recipe ever!!

    Reply
    • Allison

      January 11, 2022 at 11:40 am

      I’m glad you enjoyed them! Thanks for stopping by. 🙂

      Reply
    • Karen

      March 05, 2022 at 10:29 am

      Can you refrigerate the dough overnight?

      Reply
      • Allison

        March 10, 2022 at 3:56 pm

        Sure. You will likely need to add a little bit to the bake time since the dough will be cold.

  3. Hazel atkins

    April 30, 2022 at 6:14 pm

    5 stars
    This recipe was so good

    Reply
  4. Julia

    June 26, 2022 at 8:51 am

    Where do you get the green mint chips?

    Reply
    • Allison

      June 29, 2022 at 1:44 pm

      https://nuts.com/chocolatessweets/toppings/chips/mini-mint/1lb.html

      Reply
  5. Lilly

    November 24, 2022 at 6:30 pm

    5 stars
    Loved this recipe. Thanks so much.

    Reply
    • Allison

      November 29, 2022 at 1:25 pm

      You’re welcome! Thanks for stopping by. 🙂

      Reply
  6. Alex Knutson

    December 16, 2022 at 1:00 pm

    5 stars
    So good thank you

    Reply
    • Allison

      December 17, 2022 at 7:02 am

      You’re welcome! 🙂

      Reply
  7. Mindy

    March 08, 2023 at 12:06 pm

    2 stars
    Flavor is great but way too much flour. Dough was crumbly and I knew as soon as I touched it, they’d bake super fat. I usually have to add flour so wasn’t even thinking when doing these

    Reply
  8. Tanieeka

    April 03, 2023 at 7:19 pm

    Did not like how my dough turned out! Had to form the cookie dough because it was nothing but crumbles. Guess next time I’ll make regular cookie dough and substitute the vanilla extract for mint and add the chips.

    Reply
    • Allison

      April 06, 2023 at 2:22 pm

      Hi! Sorry you had trouble. Do you think you over-measured the flour accidentally? The dough should not be crumbly.

      Reply
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