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Soft Chocolate Mint Cookies Recipe

If you don't care for crisp cookies that crumble when you take a bite, give this soft variety a try. No one can resist the fudgy, minty flavor. —Kristin Vincent, Orem, Utah

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Soft Chocolate Mint Cookies Recipe

Prep: 15 min. + standing Bake: 10 min.

Yield: 18 Servings

15 10 25

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
3 ounces unsweetened chocolate
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon peppermint extract
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions

In a microwave or heavy saucepan, melt butter and chocolate; stir until smooth. In a bowl, beat sugars and egg; add buttermilk and peppermint extract. Beat in chocolate mixture.
Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually add to sugar mixture. Let stand for 15 minutes or until dough becomes firmer.
Drop by tablespoonfuls 3 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until edges are firm. Cool for 2 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Yield: about 3 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 148 calories, 6 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 26 mg cholesterol, 123 mg sodium, 21 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Soft Chocolate Mint Cookies in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2001, p120

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Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2012 by sapore93

These cookies are so delicious! I changed the recipe slightly by adding 5 (instead of 3) OZ of DARK chocolate, 2 and a half EXTRA TBSP of flour and chocolate chips into the dough. They came out so moist and chewy. Definitely will make this again!

Reviewed on Sep. 18, 2011 by debpw

My husband loves these cookies and they are easy to make.

Reviewed on Jan. 05, 2011 by luckymuffins

These cookies have a brownie-like texture. I didn't have buttermilk so I substituted about 1 tsp. lemon juice + 1/4 c. skim milk (do not stir) and let it sit for 5-7 minutes. I put about 9-12 cookies on a greased cookie sheet at a time and let them bake for 9 minutes. Any longer and they would have been overcooked, any shorter and they would have been too gooey. These cookies taste like a brownie when you first bite into them, and then you get the delicious peppermint flavor. My family was begging me to bake another batch!

Reviewed on Sep. 20, 2010 by robertshaw

Very moist, brownie-like texture. I added 1/2 c. mint chocolate chips(there's no such thing as too much chocolate!).