Mint Chocolate Chip cookies. They actually taste like the ice cream, but not, you know, cold. It was a weird taste first bite and then reality sets in and you just want to keep eating them!
You'll Need:
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon mint extract
8-10 drops of green food coloring (optional)
1/2 cup creme de menthe baking chips
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chunks
You'll do:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Mix together flour, baking soda, and baking powder.
In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth.
Beat in egg, mint, food coloring, and vanilla. Gradually blend in the dry ingredients.
Add the baking chips and chocolate chunks.
Roll dough into balls, and place onto ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden. Let cool.
Some tips from yours truly: My grocery store did not have creme de menthe chips, but they did have a dark chocolate/ mint chip mix from Toll House. I used a cup of these and just omitted the other chocolate chunks. Worked out fine. I did add slightly more food coloring than the recipe calls for, and that also turned out fine. I wanted them suckers GREEN. And finally, don't be led astray by the ungreased cookie sheet. I thought it was weird when I first read it, but there is soooo much butter that these things just lift right off the pan. I was planning on a cleaning struggle, but it did not come to that thankfully.
That's week 11!!!! Can you guys believe its the 11th week ALREADY? Its true, time does fly as you get older.
Happy Baking!
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