Description
A refreshing twist on traditional chocolate chip cookies, featuring cool peppermint and melty chocolate.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (227 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
- 1 cup (220 g) packed light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 2 1/4 cups (280 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
- 1 1/2 cups (260 g) semisweet or mint chocolate chips
Instructions
- Cream the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the eggs, vanilla extract, and peppermint extract.
- Fold in the flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Chill the dough for 30-60 minutes for firmer cookies.
- Scoop 1½ tablespoons of dough onto a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 10-12 minutes, until edges are set and centers are slightly soft.
Notes
Chilling the dough helps achieve a thicker cookie with better texture.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 23g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg