Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies (Printable)
Chewy, green-tinted cookies bursting with mint flavor and studded with chocolate chips.
# What You'll Need:
→ Dry Ingredients
01 - 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
02 - 1 teaspoon baking soda
03 - 1/2 teaspoon salt
→ Wet Ingredients
04 - 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
05 - 3/4 cup granulated sugar
06 - 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
07 - 2 large eggs
08 - 2 teaspoons pure mint extract
09 - 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
10 - Green food coloring (gel or liquid, as needed)
→ Add-Ins
11 - 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
# How-To Steps:
01 - Preheat your oven to 350°F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
02 - In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
03 - In a large bowl, beat the softened butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until creamy and light, about 2 minutes.
04 - Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in the mint extract, vanilla extract, and green food coloring until the desired shade is reached.
05 - Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, mixing just until combined.
06 - Fold in the chocolate chips evenly.
07 - Scoop heaping tablespoons of dough onto prepared baking sheets, spacing them about 2 inches apart.
08 - Bake for 9–11 minutes, or until the edges are set and the centers look slightly underbaked.
09 - Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
# Expert Advice:
01 -
- The texture walks that perfect line between crisp edges and chewy centers, like a really good chocolate chip cookie but with this cool refreshing twist.
- People get genuinely excited when they see green cookies, and the first bite always delivers on that visual promise.
02 -
- Overbaking is the enemy, especially with colored dough because the green starts looking muddy when cookies get too dark.
- The mint flavor develops as the cookies cool, so do not taste your dough and assume the final result will be too subtle.
03 -
- Chill your dough for 30 minutes before baking if you want thicker cookies with less spread.
- White chocolate chips mixed with semi-sweet creates this gorgeous contrast against the green dough.