Light and airy, these cake-like cookies will melt in your mouth! The peppermint schnapps gives the cookie a subtle mint flavor (you can add a little peppermint extract if you want them mintier) and the chocolate adds little bursts of flavor. If you prefer to skip the booze, just use 1/2 teaspoon of peppermint extract and decrease the flour to 2 cups. These would be perfect for St. Patrick’s Day!
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Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup Rumple Minze Peppermint Schnapps
Green food coloring
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped dark chocolate (or mini-chips)
Melted chocolate or chocolate sprinkles if desired for decoration
- Heat oven to 375 F. Cover two baking sheets with parchment.
- In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar together until fluffy – at least 2 minutes.
- Add egg and beat well.
- Add sour cream and peppermint schnapps. Beat well. The mixture will look curdled . . . that’s fine!
- Add green food coloring until it’s the color you desire, remembering that it will be a little lighter once the flour is added.
- Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and chopped chocolate. Mix just until combined.
- If you plan to roll the dough in chocolate sprinkles, cover and chill for 2 hours, then roll 1 tablespoon at a time into balls and coat with chocolate sprinkles. Otherwise, do not chill. Simply drop with a small cookie scoop or level tablespoon onto parchment, at least 1 inch apart. Don’t flatten!
- Bake for 9 minutes. If you can touch the tops gently without making a dent and the bottoms are light brown, they’re done! Use a thin spatula to move the cookies to a cooling rack.
- Decorate with a dab of melted chocolate, or, using a piping bag, pipe shamrocks if desired.
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St. Patrick's Day Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies
Light and airy, these cake-like cookies will melt in your mouth!
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup peppermint schnapps (I used Rumple Minze)
- Green food coloring
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup chopped dark chocolate (or mini-chips)
- Melted chocolate or chocolate sprinkles if desired for decoration
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375 F.
- Cover two baking sheets with parchment.
- In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar together until fluffy – at least 2 minutes.
- Add egg and beat well.
- Add sour cream and peppermint schnapps. Beat well. The mixture will look curdled . . . that’s fine!
- Add green food coloring until it’s the color you desire, remembering that it will be a little lighter once the flour is added.
- Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and chopped chocolate.
- Mix just until combined.
- If you plan to roll the dough in chocolate sprinkles, cover and chill for 2 hours, then roll 1 tablespoon at a time into balls and coat with chocolate sprinkles.
- Otherwise, do not chill. Simply drop with a small cookie scoop or level tablespoon onto parchment, at least 1 inch apart. Don’t flatten!
- Bake for 9 minutes.
- If you can touch the tops gently without making a dent and the bottoms are light brown, they’re done!
- Use a thin spatula to move the cookies to a cooling rack.
- Decorate with a dab of melted chocolate, or, using a piping bag, pipe shamrocks if desired.
Check out these other wonderful St. Patrick’s Day Desserts from The Rowdy Baker:
“My Wild Irish Rose” Cookies
Drunken Leprechaun Balls
Pot o’ Gold Cupcakes
If you have any baking questions or comments, please reach out to the Rowdy Baker at therowdybaker@hotmail.com and on Facebook and Twitter
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Thursday 22nd of March 2018
Cookies over cookies… These are simply beautiful! how creative:) You’re too smart for your own good.
Lindsay A.
Thursday 15th of March 2018
Ahh! These cookies look so good, and I think we have all the ingredients we need. I want to give it a try this weekend - think it'd be a fun project with 5yo nephew! :D
Tamra Gibson
Tuesday 13th of March 2018
These r perfect. You will find this funny but I'm tired of the dark green every year. I love the color, size and ingredients in these. I better not add any alcohol tho lol. Tysm
Nikolina84
Monday 12th of March 2018
Thanks for the recipe. Perfect for this time of year!
denise low
Sunday 11th of March 2018
Thank you for sharing. My grandkids would love to help me make these cookies.