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Chocolate Mint Cookies

Chocolate Mint Cookies That Will Captivate Your Taste Buds


  • Author: Emily01
  • Total Time: 32 minutes
  • Yield: 24 cookies 1x
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Description

Delicious chocolate mint cookies with a creamy frosting and rich ganache topping.


Ingredients

Scale
  • Chocolate Cookies
  • ½ cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
  • 1 cup granulated sugar (200 grams)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 large egg (room temperature)
  • 1¼ cups flour (163 grams) fluffed and levelled
  • ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder (30 grams)
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • Frosting
  • 1½ cups powdered icing sugar
  • ½ cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • ½-1 teaspoon mint extract (depending on your tastes)
  • green food coloring (optional)
  • Ganache
  • ¾ cup semisweet chocolate chips or chopped chocolate 130 grams
  • 1 tablespoon oil

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
  2. Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
  3. Add vanilla and egg, mix well.
  4. In a separate bowl, whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
  5. Gradually add dry ingredients to wet ingredients, mixing until combined.
  6. Drop spoonfuls of dough onto a baking sheet.
  7. Bake for 10-12 minutes, then cool on a wire rack.
  8. For frosting, beat butter, powdered sugar, milk, mint extract, and food coloring until smooth.
  9. Spread frosting on cooled cookies.
  10. For ganache, melt chocolate and oil together, then drizzle over frosted cookies.
  11. Let ganache set before serving.

Notes

  • Store cookies in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
  • Adjust mint extract to taste.
  • Use green food coloring for a festive look.
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 12 minutes
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 cookie
  • Calories: 120
  • Sugar: 10g
  • Sodium: 50mg
  • Fat: 6g
  • Saturated Fat: 3.5g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 2g
  • Trans Fat: 0g
  • Carbohydrates: 15g
  • Fiber: 1g
  • Protein: 1g
  • Cholesterol: 15mg

Keywords: Chocolate Mint Cookies, Dessert, Cookies