Chocolate Mint Cookies

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.

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!

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Ingredients

Units USM Scale 1x2x3x

• 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)

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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.

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Notes

Use other liquors like rum or kahlua or orange.

Keywords: chocolate mint cookies