Recipe Wednesday: Mint Chocolate Cookies

Mint Chocolate Cookies

Ingredients:

• 2 ¾ cups flour
• 1 ½ cups sugar
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 egg
• ½ tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. mint extract
• ½ tsp. salt
• 15-20 drops green food coloring
• 1 cup unsalted butter (at room temp.)
• 1 bag Andes Mints (chopped)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Sift the dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt) together and set aside. Unwrap the mints. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and mint extract. Gradually blend in the dry ingredients. Add green food coloring until evenly colored. Fold in the chopped Andes mints. Roll round teaspoon of dough into balls. Flatten and place onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Let stand on cookie sheets for 2 min. before moving them to wire racks to cool.

Note: These cookies are for those that like mint!
-Jessica S.