Description
Homemade chocolate mint sandwich cookies combine rich dark chocolate with cool peppermint cream for an irresistible dessert. These elegant cookies promise delightful flavor contrasts that will satisfy chocolate and mint enthusiasts.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 drops green food coloring (optional)
- ½ teaspoon peppermint extract
- ¼ cup (57 grams) butter, softened
- 2 ½ cups (297 grams) confectioners’ sugar
- 3 tbsps (45 milliliters) 2% milk
- Dash salt
Instructions
- Chocolate Preparation: Melt butter, brown sugar, water, and chocolate chips in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring until smooth and fully integrated. Cool the mixture to room temperature for 5-7 minutes.
- Dough Formation: Whisk eggs and vanilla extract into the cooled chocolate mixture. Sift flour, baking soda, and salt, then fold gradually into the wet ingredients to create a uniform cookie dough.
- Baking Process: Drop rounded teaspoon-sized portions of dough onto ungreased baking sheets, spacing cookies 2 inches apart. Bake in a preheated 350°F (175°C) oven for 10-12 minutes until cookie edges are firm and set.
- Cooling Stage: Transfer baked cookies to wire cooling racks, allowing them to cool completely.
- Mint Filling Creation: Blend confectioners’ sugar, softened butter, milk, mint extract, salt, and optional food coloring in a large bowl until achieving a smooth, spreadable consistency.
- Cookie Assembly: Spread mint filling on the bottom of half the cooled cookies, then gently sandwich with remaining cookies to complete the mint chocolate sandwich cookies.
Notes
- Chocolate Melting Technique: Stir continuously over low heat to prevent burning and ensure smooth chocolate integration.
- Cooling Critical Step: Allow chocolate mixture to reach room temperature before adding eggs to prevent scrambling.
- Precise Dough Spacing: Leave 2 inches between cookie drops for even spreading and preventing cookies from merging.
- Filling Consistency Matters: Blend mint filling until smooth and spreadable for perfect sandwich cookie texture.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 22
- Calories: 155
- Sugar: 16 g
- Sodium: 12 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg