THE BEST MINT CHOCOLATE COOKIES

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Tender cookies with milk chocolate chips and peppermint extract.

Provided by MIZBRAND

Categories Desserts Cookies Drop Cookie Recipes

Time 27m

Yield 72

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
½ cup whole wheat flour
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
¼ cup nonfat dry milk powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup light brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 ¼ teaspoons peppermint extract
2 cups milk chocolate chips

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. Stir together the all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, cocoa powder, dry milk, baking soda and salt; set aside.
In a large bowl, cream together the butter, vegetable oil, brown sugar and white sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time then stir in the vanilla and peppermint extracts. Gradually stir in the dry ingredients using a wooden spoon. Finally, fold in the milk chocolate chips. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 112.5 calories, Carbohydrate 11.4 g, Cholesterol 11 mg, Fat 7.3 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 1.2 g, SaturatedFat 3.1 g, Sodium 61.9 mg, Sugar 7.5 g