Easy Recipes: Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies
These mint chocolate chip cookies are soft, chewy, and packed with cool mint flavor and chocolate chips.
Servings: 24 cookies
Ingredients
- 2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1 large egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons pure mint extract (not peppermint)
- Green food coloring (optional)
- 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
- In a large bowl, beat butter and both sugars until light and fluffy.
- Add egg, egg yolk, mint extract, and food coloring. Mix until combined.
- Gradually add dry ingredients to the wet mixture and mix until just combined.
- Stir in chocolate chips.
- Scoop dough and place on prepared baking sheets, spacing apart.
- Bake for 9-11 minutes, until edges are set but centers are soft.
- Cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack.