Decadent double chocolate mint cookies for Christmas dessert

National chocolate day (: Chelsea Plummer)

This cookie recipe with Andes mints sounds like a sweet way to celebrate the holidays.

"I've always enjoyed chocolate mint cookies, but like crème de mint better than peppermint, so I created a chocolate mint cookie that featured Andes Mints instead of candy canes," Chelsea Plummer, owner and food blogger at maesmenu.com tells Fox News.

Double Chocolate Andes Mint Cookies by Chelsea Plummer of MaesMenu.com

Makes 3 dozen cookies

Prep time: 15 minutes

Cook time: 15 minutes

FALL BUTTERCREAM SUGAR COOKIES FOR GAME DAY DESSERT

Ingredients:

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 ⅓ cups granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon pure peppermint extract
• 2 large eggs
• 2 ½ cups (or 300g) all-purpose flour
• 1 cup natural cocoa powder (such as Hershey's, Ghirardelli's, etc.)
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• One 4.67 oz package of Andes Mints (or 28 mints), broken or chopped into small pieces

MINI BOSTON CREAM PIES FOR DESSERT: TRY THE RECIPE

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 °F and line cookie baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
2. In a large mixing bowl with a hand mixer or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream together the butter and sugar until creamy.
3. Add the vanilla extract, peppermint extract, and eggs to the butter mixture. Mix in until fully combined, scraping down the sides during mixing if needed.
4. In a medium-size mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, salt, and baking soda until combined.
5. Add the flour and cocoa mixture to the butter mixture and mix in until no streaks of flour remain.
6. Gently stir in the chocolate chips and half of the Andes mint pieces until combined.
7. Scoop the cookie batter onto the prepared baking sheets in scant 2-tablespoon scoops. Gently press two-to-three of the remaining Andes mint pieces onto the top of each of the cookie scoops.
8. Bake the cookies for 11-13 minutes, or until they have spread out, have an even consistency throughout, and have a lightly glossy sheen.
9. Cool the cookies on the cookie sheet for five minutes. Move the cookies to a wire cooling rack and cool until at room temperature. Enjoy.

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