Description
Crisp mint chocolate chip cookies blend classic comfort with refreshing flavor. Cool mint and rich chocolate create a delightful balance for satisfied palates.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 ¼ cups (560 ml) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (227 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups (340 g) semisweet chocolate chips
- 2 large eggs
- ¾ cup (150 g) granulated sugar
- ¾ cup (165 g) packed light brown sugar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 tsp peppermint extract
- 2–3 drops green food coloring (optional)
Instructions
- Preparation: Meticulously arrange all culinary implements and ingredients for seamless cookie crafting, ensuring an efficient workspace.
- Oven Preheating: Calibrate oven to 375°F (190°C), creating an ideal baking environment with precise temperature control.
- Prep Baking Sheet: Line baking sheets with parchment paper, establishing a pristine non-stick surface for cookie formation.
- Dry Ingredient Integration: Harmoniously sift flour, baking soda, and salt in a mixing bowl, eliminating potential lumps and creating a uniform dry foundation.
- Butter Transformation: Utilize an electric mixer to whip butter and sugars into a luxurious, ethereal mixture, achieving a pale and voluminous consistency that provides optimal cookie structure.
- Liquid Incorporation: Gently introduce eggs and extracts, blending methodically to create a smooth, aromatic batter. Optionally infuse with green food coloring for a festive mint-inspired appearance.
- Dough Composition: Delicately fold dry ingredients into the wet mixture, maintaining a gentle mixing technique to preserve the dough’s delicate texture. Strategically distribute chocolate chips throughout the mixture.
- Cookie Shaping: Portion rounded tablespoons of dough onto prepared baking sheets, maintaining precise spacing to allow proper expansion during baking.
- Baking Process: Position sheets in preheated oven, allowing cookies to transform for 9-11 minutes until golden edges emerge and centers become perfectly set.
- Cooling Technique: Remove from oven and allow a brief two-minute resting period on baking sheets, then transfer to wire cooling racks to achieve optimal texture and complete the cooling process.
Notes
- Prevent Overworking Dough: Mix dry ingredients into wet mixture at low speed to maintain tender, soft cookie texture and avoid tough, dense results.
- Optimize Color Intensity: Add green food coloring gradually and mix thoroughly to achieve a consistent, vibrant mint-green shade without streaks.
- Control Chocolate Distribution: Fold chocolate chips gently into the dough, ensuring even spread for balanced flavor in every cookie bite.
- Temperature Precision: Let cookies rest on baking sheet for exactly two minutes post-baking to stabilize structure and prevent crumbling during transfer.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 25
- Calories: 169
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 80 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 23 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg