When Cafe Treats Baker Mary dropped off her cookies Sunday at PWUMC and I removed the lid on the plastic container, I was hit with the strong scent of mint! I also saw these delicious looking green cookies full of chocolate chips! I couldn't wait to fill a tray and put them out to offer to our patrons, either.
Later Friend Adam came up and asked me if I had the recipe for them. He wanted to make them for his husband Michael because Michael loved mint. I told him as soon as I got it, I would share it.
Imagine my surprise when I asked Mary to send me the recipe to share and saw it. I figured it was an involved recipe with ten or more ingredients. So seeing the base was a pouch of sugar cookie mix took me completely by surprise. How easy can you get?
I can't wait to make these myself! I only have to buy the creme de mint chips, but that will be easy to do. If you don't have them, just use 2 cups of regular chocolate chips and maybe add another drop or two of the mint extract.
Let me know how yours turn out.
MINT CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
1 pouch (17.5 oz) sugar cookie mix
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
1 egg
8 drops of green food color
1 cup creme de menthe baking chips
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, stir the dry cookie mix, butter, mint extract, egg, and food coloring until a soft dough forms.
Stir in the creme de menthe baking chips and the chocolate chips.
Using a small cookie scoop, drop onto the prepared cookie sheet, placing 2 inches apart.
Bake for 10 minutes or until set.
Cool 3 minutes on the cookie sheet, then transfer to a wire rack.
Serve warm or cool completely.
Store tightly covered at room temperature.
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