CHOCOLATE MINT COOKIES
Chocolate Mint Cookies made from a buttery shortbread cookie dipped in dark chocolate & topped with festive holiday sprinkles. My favorite Christmas cookie!
Servings: 48
Calories: 102kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened (2 sticks)
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 tsp mint extract
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 10-15 drops green food coloring
- 2 cups melting chocolate*
- festive sprinkles
Instructions
- With an electric mixer, cream the butter with the sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy. Add in mint extract and coloring.
- Add flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix until it forms a dough.
- Divide the dough in half. On a sheet of wax paper, form each half into an 8-inch log. Chill the logs, wrapped in the wax paper, for at least 2 hours or overnight. (If you're pressed for time, 30 minutes in the freezer works well too!) I always aim for rounder logs and end up with a more oval shape. It works!
- Heat the oven to 300°F.
- Cut the logs into 1/4-inch-thick slices with a sharp knife. Arrange the slices 2 inches apart on parchment-lined baking sheets.
- Bake the cookies on the top rack of the oven for 22-26 minutes. Transfer to wire racks to cool.
- Heat chocolate in a microwave for 1 minute, stir gently and continue heating in 15-second increments until smooth.
- Dip 3/4 of the cookie into chocolate. Set on wax paper and add holiday sprinkles. Do not remove until cool and set.
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Notes
*You can use chocolate chips + 1 tsp coconut oil or some shortening mixed in place of melting chocolate.
Nutrition
Calories: 102kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 49mg | Potassium: 37mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 120IU | Vitamin C: 0.04mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 0.3mg