Double Chocolate Mint Chip Cookies
Author/Submitted by: Servings: 6 Categories:
Chocolate
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Cookies
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Desserts
Ingredients: 1 1/2
cups
Mint-Chocolate Chips,
*
1 1/4
cups
Flour,
Unbleached
3/4
teaspoon
Baking Soda 1/2
teaspoon
Salt 1/2
cup
Butter,
Softened
1/2
cup
Brown Sugar,
Firmly Packed
1/4
cup
Sugar,
Granulated
1/2
teaspoon
Vanilla Extract 1
each
Egg,
Large
1/2
cup
Nuts,
Chopped
Directions:
* Use 1 10-oz bag of Nestles Toll House Mint-Chocolate Chips divided in half for this recipe.
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Melt over hot (not boiling) water, 3/4 cup of the mint-chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Remove from heat; cool to room temperature. In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt; set aside. In a large bowl, combine butter, brown sugar, sugar, and vanilla extract; beat until creamy. Add melted chips and egg; beat well.
Gradually blend in the flour mixture. Stir in remaining 3/4 cup of mint-chocolate chips and nuts. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 375 degrees F. for 8 to 10 minutes. Allow to stand 2 to 3 minutes; remove from cookie sheets. Cool completely on wire racks.
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