July 17, 2009
Real Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies
I have always liked the idea of using fresh herbs in baking. While lemon-rosemary cookies are on my shortlist of things to bake, I figured I’ve done used enough lemon in recent times. Now that we have a nice balcony herb garden growing, I searched for something I can make with basil, cilantro, chives (okay, that might be a bit tricky) or mint.
Our mint plant has been growing with fervor, so I thought it best to try and prune it back by making these tasty-sounding chocolate chip cookies with real mint.
Mint and chocolate is an awesome combination I’ve always loved, so I knew these had to be good, which they were! I find mint extract leaves a sharp, minty taste in baked goods, so I was curious about how the fresh mint leaves would taste. It definitely does not have that minty bite of extract. Rather, the fresh mint is much mellower and perhaps sweeter, but still with all the flavour of mint. The cookie recipe itself is also a very good one, not cakey at all, and packed with dark chocolate chips.
If you have a mint plant that’s growing a bit too impatiently, I really recommend these cookies. It’s an excellent twist on the typical chocolate chip cookie!
Real Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies
adapted from Eatpress
Printable Recipe
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup dark chocolate chips (or any kind you prefer)
1/4 c coarsely chopped fresh mint leaves (I chopped mine rather finely)
1. Preheat the oven to 180ºC (375ºF). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Cream the butter and sugars. Add egg and vanilla slowly.
3. Sift together flour, salt and baking soda and then add to the egg mix and beat until just combined.
4. Add the chocolate chips and chopped mint and mix together.
5. Form the dough into 5cm (2 inch) balls. Place on prepared baking sheet and bake until golden, about 9 minutes for chewy and 12 for crunchy. Cool on rack. Store in airtight container. This recipe makes about 15 cookies, so not very many…I recommend doubling the recipe!
If you like this, you might also like:
The Neiman Marcus Chocolate Chip Cookie
Mayan Chocolate Sparklers
White Chocolate Raspberry Cookies
Lauren B said,
July 18, 2009 @ 5:25 PM
Those cookies look so delicious! That’s pretty cool the fresh herb flavor comes through. They LOOK fabulous, too. I’ll have to try a gluten-free version with some extra mint I have lying around. Found you on Tastespotting!
Elye said,
July 19, 2009 @ 10:14 AM
Found you via tastespotting – What a great idea for mint! My mint plants are all over the place (I even have a chocolate mint plant, which smells like well, chocolate mint)! Looks delicious, definitely will try
grace said,
July 19, 2009 @ 4:54 PM
this is a tremendous idea! it seems like such an obvious thing, yet i’ve never even considered using fresh herbs in cookies. of all the herb-dessert combos, i don’t think mint and chocolate cookies can be topped. the end.
Faridah said,
July 20, 2009 @ 7:31 AM
Another MUST TRY THIS OUT recipe for me!!
Katie said,
July 21, 2009 @ 3:25 AM
Wow i’ve never tried or even thought of using fresh mint in cookies before. Really want to try it out now though
Caroline said,
July 22, 2009 @ 3:01 AM
What a great idea using fresh herbs. Just found some chocolate mint (they smell like chocolates) at the garden center and planted it last week. Now I can’t wait for it to thrive so I can use it to bake these cookies.
Kathryn said,
July 31, 2009 @ 12:27 AM
I too got this off of TS. I just made a batch and I LOVE ‘EM. Holy cow they are good. The mint isn’t strong but it is there. They are so freakin yummy.
food librarian said,
August 1, 2009 @ 1:27 PM
Wow! This looks fantastic!! I love fresh mint and what addition to CC cookies!
Ashley said,
August 5, 2009 @ 9:26 PM
Those cookies are SO cute!!
Brittany said,
August 29, 2009 @ 2:09 AM
These are suberb. I used chocolate mint, added nearly twice as much, used 1/2 dark choc and 1/2 white choc chips and added 1/2 cup macadamia nuts. You can really taste the mint – amazing!
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meryemilymay said,
September 2, 2009 @ 11:45 AM
i must try them i like the combination
Katrina said,
September 2, 2009 @ 3:07 PM
These look delicious and what a cool idea to use fresh mint!
Sandra said,
September 2, 2009 @ 8:06 PM
Looks like a keeper. Will bake these ASAP and get back to you with the results. Thanks for an interesting recipe. Sandra
Mondo said,
September 4, 2009 @ 11:00 PM
I love the photo and the concept behind the cookie. who would of thought to put fresh mint in cookie dough? I’d like to try in a double chocolate cookie.
sandra407 said,
September 9, 2009 @ 12:03 PM
Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog.
Cheers! Sandra. R.
Kelly said,
September 27, 2009 @ 5:16 PM
I am a sucker for sweet things – especially the combination of mint and chocolate.
I love baking, for others, and occasionally I will splurge and ingest several baked goods myself.
I had left over fresh mint from a mojito night with friends – and found this recipe through the cookie blog. I decided to chill mine first, I added maple syrup and finely chopped almonds – DELICIOUS! Thanks for the recipe/idea.
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November 6, 2009 @ 7:48 AM
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Ona said,
November 16, 2009 @ 8:35 PM
I just whipped these up and was soo excited to try them, only to find out that my oven is not working? Well, since I was so excited I figured I would pop a few in the toaster oven, and hope that I could at least bake a few of me. So delicious. Cannot wait to bake the rest. I definitely agree that making 2 batches should be necessary, I only made one, but I am sure I will be making these again soon!
The Wifey said,
December 7, 2009 @ 9:21 PM
Hi! Just dropping by to let you know that I linked to your recipe and nine others in a blog post this week, and can’t wait to try it out! Thanks for this awesome kitchen contribution!
—The Wifey