Best 6 Chocolate Mint Dream Cookies Recipes

CHOCOLATE MINT DREAMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Cream together butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in cooled chocolate and extract. Gradually beat in flour. Stir in chocolate chips. (Dough will be soft.), Drop dough by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake until firm, 5-7 minutes. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., For icing, mix butter, confectioners' sugar, extract and enough milk to achieve desired consistency. If desired, tint green with food coloring. Spoon icing onto cookies., In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Drizzle over tops.

CHOCOLATE-MINT DREAM SANDWICH COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Beat butter and confectioners' sugar until creamy. Beat in cooled chocolate and extract. Gradually beat in flour. Fold in chocolate chips., Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Flatten to 1/4-in. thickness. Bake until set, 6-8 minutes. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., Meanwhile, mix filling ingredients. Cut a small hole in the tip of a pastry bag; insert a star tip. Transfer filling to bag; pipe onto bottom halves of cookies. Cover with remaining cookies., For glaze, microwave chocolate chips and shortening on high until melted, stirring every 30 seconds; add extract. Dip about two-thirds of each cookie into glaze, allowing excess to drip off; top with crushed candy canes. Place on waxed paper; refrigerate until set.

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Evenly position 2 racks in the middle of the oven and preheat to 375 degrees F. (on convection setting if you have it.) Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone sheets. (If you only have 1 baking sheet, let it cool completely between batches.)
• Put the butter in a microwave safe bowl, cover and microwave on medium power until melted. (Alternatively melt in a small saucepan.) Cool slightly. Whisk the sugars, eggs, butter and vanilla in a large bowl until smooth.
• Whisk the flour, baking soda and salt in another bowl. Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients with a wooden spoon; take care not to over mix. Stir in the chocolate chips or chunks.
• Scoop heaping tablespoons of the dough onto the prepared pans. Wet hands slightly and roll the dough into balls. Space the cookies about 2-inches apart on the pans. Bake, until golden, but still soft in the center, 12 to 16 minutes, depending on how chewy or crunchy you like your cookies. Transfer hot cookies with a spatula to a rack to cool. Serve.
• Store cookies in a tightly sealed container for up to 5 days.
• For a Rocky Road Bar:
• Lightly butter a 9 by 13-inch baking pan. Make the batter as per cookie recipe and fold in 1 cup chopped walnuts along with the chocolate chips. Spread batter in prepared pan. Bake until the edges are light brown and the batter sets, about 45 minutes. Cool slightly and cover surface with 4 cups marshmallows and 1 cup chocolate chips. Broil at least 8 inches from the heat until marshmallows turn golden brown, about 2 minutes. (Keep an eye on the marshmallows, and turn the pan frequently--they go from golden to char in a wink.) Cool, cut and serve.

CHOCOLATE MINT DREAM COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar.
• Beat in chocolate and mint extract; gradually add flour.
• Stir in chocolate chips. Dough will be soft.
• Drop by Tbsp 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake at 375 for 6-8 minutes. Cool 4 minutes before moving to racks to cool completely.
• Combine icing ingredients and spread over cooled cookies; let set.
• In a microwave, melt drizzle ingredients, stir until smooth. Drizzle over cookies.

CHUNKY PEPPERMINT FUDGE DREAM COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, beat brown sugar, granulated sugar, butter, shortening, vanilla and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat in melted baking chocolate. On low speed, beat in flour and baking soda until well blended. Reserve 1 cup of the chopped mints. Stir remaining mints and the chocolate chunks into dough.
• On ungreased cookie sheets, drop dough by 1/4 cupfuls 2 inches apart.
• Bake 11 to 15 minutes or until centers of cookies no longer look moist (do not overbake). Immediately sprinkle with reserved mints. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.

CHOCOLATE MINT COOKIES I

Steps:

• In a large pan over low heat, cook butter, sugar and water until butter is melted. Add chocolate chips and stir until partially melted. Remove from heat and continue to stir until chocolate is completely melted. Pour into a large bowl and let stand 10 minutes to cool off slightly.
• At high speed, beat in eggs, one at a time into chocolate mixture. Reduce speed to low and add dry ingredients, beating until blended. Chill dough about 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Roll dough into balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet about 2 inches apart. Bake 8-10 minutes. While cookies are baking unwrap mints and divide each in half. When cookies are brought out of the oven, put 1/2 mint on top of each cookie. Let the mint sit for up to 5 minutes until melted, then spread the mint on top of the cookie. Eat and enjoy!