Chewy, subtly minty, perfectly chocolaty... step number one to a fantastic St. Patricks Day. If only they went a little better with that green beer. Happy St. Patricks Day everyone! Heres to a cold beer and another one.
Ingredients
3/4 cup butter, at room temperature
2 3/4 cup flour
1 1/4 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon mint extract
Green Food Coloring, 10-12 drops
1 1/2 cups Chocolate chips
Method
1. Add butter and sugar to stand mixer and, on high speed, cream until light and fluffy. Add eggs and mix again, scraping down the sides of the bowl with a spatula when needed. Add mint extract and mix until light and fluffy again.
2. Mix together flour, baking powder and salt. Slowly add to butter mixture on medium until well combined. Add enough green food coloring to get the right colour. The color of the dough should be a little darker than you want the cookie color to be. Add chips and mix until incorporated.
3. Instead of the traditional ball, I flattened out 1 Tbsp of dough and used a shamrock cutter to mould the shape. Gently lay cut cookies down on a baking sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes at 375 degrees.
4. Remove and let cool for 10 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack.
Cookie Fail: I tested a cookie (at first interested to see how the cutter would hold up). Good thing I did because the wax paper I used was horrible. Maybe I am confusing wax paper and parchment paper - can you cook with wax paper? I don't recommend it.
These cookies could have easily been made using other methods such as using a hand-held electric mixer or mixing by hand. I did however use my stand mixer in their production.
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