Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies

For Girl Scout Thin Mint lovers. You know who you are.

These are reminiscent of my favorite Girl Scout cookie. My family kept Thin Mints in the freezer so they could be enjoyed all year, cold and crispy and deliciously minty. This is a Thin Mint in disguise as a chocolate chip cookie.

Ingredients

1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon mint extract
1 1/2 cups white flour
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soad
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

2. Cream butter and sugars with an electric mixer on medium speed.

3. Add egg and the vanilla and peppermint extracts and beat until combined.

4. Stir together the dry ingredients in a separate bowl and then add to the butter mixture along with chocolate chips. Mix on a very low speed until just combined.

5. Drop by rounded teaspoon onto baking sheet. Bake 12-15 minutes, until firm and bottom is slightly browned, and cool on a wire rack.

Note

• I often let the dough rest in the fridge for an hour or two before baking to keep the cookies nice and plump.

• You can freeze cookie balls and bake directly from the freezer, or freeze the cookies after baked if you like the cool mint experience.

• Delicious in ice cream sandwiches.