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Decadent Chocolate Mint Cookies

Soft, fudgy chocolate cookies layered with refreshing mint frosting and topped with rich chocolate ganache these Chocolate Mint Cookies are a dreamy dessert perfect for winter gatherings, cookie swaps, or just because.
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Author: Sandra Myers

Ingredients

For the Chocolate Cookies

  • ½ cup unsalted butter room temperature
  • 1 cup granulated sugar 200 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 large egg room temperature
  • 1¼ cups flour 163 g, fluffed and leveled
  • ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder 30 g
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

For the Mint Frosting

  • 1½ cups powdered sugar
  • ½ cup unsalted butter room temperature
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • ½ –1 teaspoon mint extract to taste
  • Green food coloring optional

For the Ganache

  • ¾ cup semisweet chocolate chips or chopped chocolate 130 g
  • 1 tablespoon oil

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F, line trays. Cream butter, sugar, then mix in vanilla and egg.
  • Combine dry ingredients, mix into wet to form dough.
  • Roll into 16 balls, bake 8–10 mins. Cool on tray, then rack.
  • Mix frosting, spread on cookies, freeze 15 mins.
  • Melt chocolate with oil, spoon over cookies, let set.