MINT CHIP COOKIES
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp peppermint extract
- a few drops green food coloring use how many you want to make the cookies the color green you
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp cream of tartar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 6 oz Andes Creme de Menthe Baking Chips
- 6 oz semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Cream butter and sugar for about three minutes. It should be fluffy.
- Add eggs, green food coloring and peppermint extract. Cream for another 2-3 minutes.
- Measure dry ingredients in a separate bowl or sifter. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture. Mix until combined.
- Add mint and chocolate chips. Gently stir to until incorporated.
- Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Drop cookies using a 2 Tablespoon size cookie scoop.
- Bake at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes. Watch for the cookies to begin cracking. Let cool on baking sheet for a few minutes. Transfer to cookie rack and finish cooling.
- Note: If you choose to use a smaller cookie scoop reduce baking time to 8 minutes.
Notes
Melt in your mouth sugar cookies filled with irresistible mint chips! Sure to please a crowd and thankfully are quicker than decorating traditional sugar cookies.
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