Classic chocolate chip cookies are given an upgrade with these mint chocolate chip cookies. They start with a thick and chewy cookie base and are filled to the max with chocolate chips and mint chips.
Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies
If you’ve been hanging out with me here on the blog for long, you know my love of mint chocolate. I’ve already shared Mint Oreo Brownies, Mint Chip Ice Cream, Andes Mint Cookies, and Mint Chocolate Truffles.
Today, my love of mint continues with these Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies.
I took my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe, one of the first recipes I shared here over seven years ago, and added a generous handful of mint chips.
Mint Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
This mint chocolate chip cookie recipe is a simple one. You’ll cream the butter and sugar together, beat in eggs and vanilla, and stir in the dry ingredients. Then add the chocolate chips and mint chips.
Mint chips are easy to find around Christmas, but the rest of the year they can be hard to find. I’ve found ordering them online is the best.
Making perfectly thick and chewy cookies is a little bit of a science. Everything from the temperature of your ingredients to the brand of flour can affect the results.
Don’t stress it too much though, because I’ve got a secret ingredient that delivers awesome results every time.
If you’ve tried pudding cookies, you know how thick and chewy they always are. As it turns out, cornstarch has the same effect when added to cookies. You’re going to use cornstarch in this recipe and they will turn out thick and chewy every time.
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If you love peanut butter cookies, you’ll want to try my peanut butter chocolate chip cookies and if you’re in a hurry, check out the no bake peanut butter cookie recipe too.
Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1½ cups butter softened
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 eggs room temperature
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 4 cups all purpose flour
- 1½ tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1½ cups mint chips
- 1½ cups chocolate chips
Instructions
- Cream butter and sugars together. Beat in egg and vanilla.
- In a separate bowl combine flour, cornstarch, baking soda and salt. Add to wet ingredients.
- Stir until well combined. Stir in mint chips and chocolate chips. Form into balls about an inch or slightly more in diameter.
- Chill for at least 2 hrs or a couple days if you don’t want to eat them right away.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake for 8-11 minutes until edges are lightly brown. Do not over-bake. The centers may still look doughy.
- Allow to cool on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes and then cool completely on wire rack.
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{originally published 9/10/18 – recipe notes and photos updated 12/9/21}
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