with only a week until christmas (my, how time flies!) i figured it’s the perfect time to share a few more desserts with you, in case you’re still figuring out what to make for holiday parties + dinners. first up? these delicious Andes Mint Chip Cookies. mint + chocolate has always been one of my favorite combinations, so when i stumbled across a cookie recipe using chopped up Andes Mints rather than the traditional chocolate chips, i knew i had to try ’em ASAP.
and let me tell you, i’m so glad i made these. the soft, buttery cookie base works wonderfully with the creamy, minty Andes pieces. i mailed some to friends (since i figured they’d travel well) + delivered a bunch to neighbors, + i’m happy to report that they received rave reviews from all! even my husband, who typically doesn’t like the chocolate/mint combo, declared these a winner. if you’re really wanting to splurge, these would be absolutely amazing made into an ice cream sandwich with mint chocolate chip ice cream. yum! come back thursday for another holiday-friendly dessert recipe!
Andes Mint Chip Cookies
makes about 3 dozen cookies, adapted from natalieselavy.com
ingredients
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
3/4 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cocoa powder
1 tsp salt
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 (10 oz) bag Andes mint baking chips (or two 4.67 oz. packages of Andes Creme De Menthe Thins, coarsely chopped)directions
preheat oven to 350 degrees.
cream the butter in the bowl of an electric mixer. add both sugars + beat until light + fluffy, about two minutes.
add the vanilla, then the eggs one at a time. wait until the first one is fully incorporated before adding the next egg.
in a separate bowl whisk together the dry ingredients (excluding the Andes chips/pieces) + add to the butter mixture until fully combined. mix in the Andes baking chips/pieces last.
chill dough for at least 30 minutes before portioning into 36 evenly sized balls. lightly press with your palm to flatten the cookie a bit before placing on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
bake the cookies for 8 ā 9 minutes, until just set on top. cool on the baking sheet 2 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
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these look so delicious amy!
Love this cookie idea! Yum!
I love how cute and puffy your cookies always are!
Oh, those do look absolutely delicious! I love Andes mints way too much:-) I think I’m adding some to my shopping list for today!
i love andes mint cookies! these look great
Are you kidding me?? NEED THESE!! Such a fabulous recipe, so minty and perfect for the holidays!
Andes make my liiiifffffffeeeee! I’ve gotta get my hands on some of these cookies, Amy – just too perfect!
If only you lived closer I could’ve hand-delivered some to you last week – I made waaay more than i needed! =)
too funny! I developed and made an identical cookie recipe to this back in August. We think alike Amy.
I LOVE the light addition of cocoa powder – I used about 2 teaspoons and the andes mint chocolate chips. Such wonderful additions to a cookie. Yum!
i thought i remembered someone else making a similar cookie a bunch of months back but i couldn’t remember who! i just checked out your post + sure enough, it’s you! =) it is crazy how similar the two recipes are! i wonder if my recipe source was inspired by you… ? =)
Love the andes mint in these! I was actually just researching cookie recipes right now (I took the day off from work today and told Jason I could make any kind of cookies for him) and I may just have to make these. YUM!
Jason is one lucky guy! =)
perfectly puffy! love it!
Andes mints are one of my all-time favorite things, and in cookies? Even better.
These look wonderful – so puffy and perfect!
Ooooo…I love mint. Loooooove! I am now adding andes mints to my grocery list … another cookie of yours I am to love!!! love your pics!
You had me at ice cream sandwich!!!
Well, aren’t these the most perfect cookies ever! They are absolute perfection, Amy! So plush and fat and stuffed with those fantabulous mints
For some reason now I’m craving cookies and cream… got any cookies like that?
I don’t, but now you have me craving some, too! Need to make something like that ASAP!
These cookies would be perfect sandwiched between a thick layer of mint chocolate chip ice cream. Who cares its 35 degrees out?!
Not me! =)
LOVING the idea to make these into an ice cream sandwich! š
Yum! I’m completely obsessed with Andes mints.
I need these in my life immediately!
I’d totally have to buy two bags of Andes so I’d have some for cookies and some for snacking lol
I looove Andes mints! Seriously, why do they have to be so delicious?! These look super yummy and really like your idea to use them for ice cream sandwiches… mmm
Whoa, these look duhlicious!!! I’ve never tasted andes mints
Great recipe!
I have some leftover andes mints at home (provided my bf doens’t eat them all) so I hope they are left to make some cookies. They look great!
Fingers crossed that your bf saves you some Andes mints so you can make these! =)
A soft buttery cookie with chocolate mints…oh man I can taste these right now!! Yum!!
Sooooo I’m pretty sure I have to make these! Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas to you, too, Kelli!
Ooh these look wonderful!! š
Eeee! They’re so fat! Love it.
And they do look nicely mailable. Will have to save this one!
I hope Andes mint chips are available year-round. I am going to raid the baking section of whatever poor grocery store I go to in June.
I think I would totally love these cookies. I used to be like your husband, thinking I dont like mint in sweet treats. But then it was actually Andes mints that made me change my mind. My husband bought them for himself, made me try one and suddenly we were fighting for what was left in the bag
Ooohhh! I wish I had stopped by to see this before the holidays! These sound amazing, but I’m sure they still make a yummy January treat as well!
I only had the peppermint and white chocolate Andes mints (left over from Christmas) so I used 5 oz of those and 5 oz chocolate chips – what a perfect little cookie! So good. Thanks for the recipe
So glad you liked ’em, Jenny!
Just found this recipe and it looks amazing! My dad introduced me to Andes Mints many years ago (when i was just a little girl) and i have loved them every since. I was searching for a cookie recipe that i could use them in and this is exactly what i was looking for so thanks for that! I just have one question…what flavor (dark, semi sweet, etc) do you suggest for the cocoa powder?
Thanks!
Hi Jessi! I recommend just using standard cocoa powder – it will probably say “natural unsweetened” on it. Like this Hershey’s brand: http://www.hersheys.com/pure-products/details.aspx?id=4809&name=HERSHEYS – Hope that helps!
That does help! Thanks so much…i would say i hope they turn out good, but i KNOW they will
Thanks again!
Awesome, Jessi! Glad I could help. =)
I’ve made these twice now, and they are fantastic! A great recipe. Thanks for sharing!
Iām 14 and i love to bake!! I found this recipe about 3 years ago and i make them every time Christmas comes around! These are so good and make great gifts!
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