Description
Delight in these homemade Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies, combining the rich flavor of cocoa with refreshing peppermint and a mix of milk, dark, and white chocolate chips. Crispy on the edges and soft inside, these cookies are beautifully drizzled with green-tinted white chocolate for a festive touch.
Ingredients
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Cookie Dough
- 125 g unsalted butter
- 200 g light brown sugar
- 1 medium egg
- 25 g cocoa powder
- 175 g plain flour
- 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp peppermint extract
- 125 g milk chocolate chips
- 125 g dark chocolate chips
Decoration
- 50 g white chocolate (melted)
- Green food colouring
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 190ºC (170ºC fan) and line two to three baking trays with parchment paper; set aside.
- Mix Butter and Sugar: Cream together the unsalted butter and light brown sugar until the mixture is light, fluffy, and thoroughly combined.
- Add Dry and Wet Ingredients: Add the egg, cocoa powder, plain flour, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder, sea salt, and peppermint extract to the butter mixture. Beat until a thick cookie dough forms.
- Fold in Chocolate Chips: Gently fold in the milk and dark chocolate chips ensuring an even distribution throughout the dough.
- Shape Cookies: Using a 5cm scoop, drop spoonfuls of dough onto the prepared baking trays, spacing them out so they do not merge while baking (about 6 per tray).
- Bake: Bake in the preheated oven for 12 minutes, until cookies spread out evenly and have a nice crinkly surface.
- Cool: Remove the cookies from the oven and transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Prepare Decoration: Melt the white chocolate over low heat and stir in green food colouring until evenly coloured.
- Decorate Cookies: Drizzle the green white chocolate over the cooled cookies and let it set before serving.
Notes
- Make sure to space cookies adequately on the baking trays to prevent merging during baking.
- Using a medium-sized scoop ensures uniform cookie size and consistent baking.
- The peppermint extract provides a refreshing flavor, but adjust to taste if preferred milder or stronger.
- Allow the cookies to cool fully before decorating to prevent melting the white chocolate drizzle.
- Store cookies in an airtight container to maintain freshness for up to 5 days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie (approx. 40 g)
- Calories: 210 kcal
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 120 mg
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 26 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg
