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    Home » Recipes » Cookies & Crackers

    Published: May 29, 2012 · Updated: Nov 7, 2019 by Paula Montenegro
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    Chocolate Mint Cookies

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    Crinkles Chocolate Mint cookies that will blow your mind! Easy to make and with that flavor combination that we all love.

    These are the cutest cookies to ever come out of my oven.

    Dramatically white with dark chocolate cracks running through them. And with a faint hint of mint that makes them easy, very easy to eat one, and then another, and then another, and so on.

    They are inspired by a similar girl-scout cookie that should bring memories and nostalgia to many. 

    I had been wanting to use the combination of mint and chocolate for a while now.

    The dough of these cuties has crème de menthe and mint leaves, but no extract. They infuse first and then transfer an aftertaste of mint to the baked cookie. The oven does all the miracles,  opening the mint flavor in the dough and making the rounds blossom.

    I know you'll probably cringe at the sight of the mint liqueur, with its ridiculous emerald green color that is absolutely unappealing but keep on and you won't regret it a bit. Had not this been a trusted baker's recipe I would've turned the page fast after reading the ingredients.

    Trust me, everything in this recipe works.

    It's a hands on affair, definitely. The dough is shaped into truffle-like rounds and then coated first with sugar and then with powdered sugar.

    The first coating prevents the second one from being absorbed by the dough during baking, so they remain fiercely white, especially if you, like me, coat them with a lot of powdered sugar; I mean, so much that you have to fight the urge to shake them.

    You can have variations in the flavor, like exchanging the mint for rum or orange liqueur.

    Since I like doing that a lot, especially with fruity alcohol, I think this might be the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

     

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    CHOCOLATE MINT COOKIES

    Chocolate Mint Almond Cookies

    • Author: Paula Montenegro
    • Prep Time: 30
    • Cook Time: 15
    • Total Time: 45 minutes
    • Yield: 50 small cookies 1x
    • Category: Cookies
    • Method: Baking
    • Cuisine: American
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    Description

    Dramatic looking and with an amazing flavor!


    Ingredients

    Units Scale
    • 12 oz bittersweet chocolate, cut into pieces
    • 6 tablespoons crème de menthe (mint liqueur)
    • ½ teaspoon mint extract
    • 1 cup almond meal (ground almonds)
    • 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose or cake flour
    • ¾ teaspoon baking powder
    • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
    • 3 eggs, at room temperature
    • ½ cup granulated sugar
    • ¾ cup granulated sugar, for coating
    • 1 cup powdered sugar (sifted)

    Instructions

    1. In a heatproof bowl, melt chocolate and butter over barely simmering water. Turn off heat and let mixture stand over warm water until ready to use.
    2. In a small saucepan, scald crème de menthe.
    3. Remove from heat, add the extract and reserve.
    4. In a bowl stir together almond meal, flour and baking powder.
    5. With an electric mixer, beat the eggs and sugar until the mixture is thick, pale and forms ribbons when the beater is lifted, about 5 minutes.
    6. Mix the crème de menthe into the chocolate mixture and stir to combine.
    7. Whisk the chocolate into the egg mixture until combine.
    8. Whisk in the flour mixture and combine well. The batter will be somewhat runny. Chill until very solid, at least 4 hours. (I left it until the next day)
    9. Preheat the oven to 325ºF / 170ºC.
    10. With your hands, roll the dough into balls and place on a baking sheet. Your hands will get messy. Chill until firm, about 15 minutes.
    11. To coat cookies, place the granulated sugar in a small bowl and the powdered sugar in another bowl.
    12. Remove cookies from the refrigerator and roll one at a time in the bowl of granulated sugar to lightly coat. Then repeat with all the remaining cookies coating them heavily with the powdered sugar. They must be completely white.
    13. Place on a paper or silpat lined baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes, until they crack open.
    14. Allow to cool completely. The cookies will remain soft in the center.
    15. Don't stack these cookies or you'll loosen the powdered sugar coating.

    Notes

    Use other liquors like rum or kahlua or orange.

    Keywords: chocolate mint cookies

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    from Desserts, by Nancy Silverton
     
     
     
     
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    Comments

    1. Pat Dailey says

      August 04, 2019 at 3:37 pm

      Question about the infusion of mint leaves and creme de menthe: is the mint strained out or added to the dough? Thank you.

      Reply
      • Paula Montenegro says

        August 04, 2019 at 3:49 pm

        Yes Pat, you have to strain it! I added it to the recipe. Thanks for the heads-up!

        Reply
    2. Baker Street says

      May 30, 2012 at 5:20 am

      Chocolate and mint is such a fantastic! Love the crinkle effect. Look absolutely gorgeous. 🙂

      Reply
      • wp_vknotes_admin says

        June 02, 2012 at 10:57 pm

        Glad you liked them!

        Reply
    3. Cocoa and Lavender says

      May 29, 2012 at 2:41 pm

      These sound so good! I love mint and chocolate together - and I love that it has the leaves and not the extract. Now, I need to go post comments on your other recipes - I have been using my iPad and it won't allow me to make comments!

      Reply
      • wp_vknotes_admin says

        May 29, 2012 at 2:50 pm

        Ipads are awesome but, as usual, not completely compatible with microsoft. And apparently, the template I´m using is good for displaying posts but not for pinterest or comments... I´m working with a designer friend to have my custom made blog and everything; in the meantime I have to settle for this!

        Reply
    4. yummychunklet says

      May 29, 2012 at 11:44 am

      These are cute! Love the little crackles.

      Reply

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