We were invited by the bloggers behind "Things for Boys" to participate in their "From the Book" series where we take a recipe from a book that we have wanted to try and take a go at it. I decided to try these Chocolate Mint Cookies from the recipe book Sweet Eats by Rose Dunnington.
Let me tell you, this is an easy recipe that works as a great base for cookies. What I mean by this is that I can add a million things to dress up this cookie and I don't think I could go wrong. Dried Fruit, Caramel (mmm), nuts, white chocolate... anything would work and it would still taste great. So let me share this recipe with you, and you can have a go at it and make it your own.
{FUDGE} CHOCOLATE MINT COOKIES
Ingredients
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter, softened
- 3/4 cup (packed) brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 3/4 teaspoon peppermint extract (you can use vanilla extract. Raspberry extract may taste good too)
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup chocolate chips (I tend to go a little overboard with this ingredient)
Step 2 - Stir the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt together in a second bowl. Mash any lumps with your fingers. Add this dry stuff to the wet mixture. Mix well. (Hint: Do not overmix)
Step 3 - Add the chocolate chips. Scrape the bottom of the bowl to make sure everything is evenly blended.
Step 4 - Put spoonfuls of dough a couple inches apart on the cookie sheets. Bake 8 - 10 minutes.
Step 5 - Use oven mitts to remove the cookie sheets from the oven. Use the metal spatula to transfer the hot cookies to a wire cooling rack.
My husband took these to work and they were gone in minutes. Be prepared with a glass of milk and enjoy!!
