The base cookie for this recipe, The Chewy Chocolate Cookie, is a recipe that I found while going through my file. As I looked at the left-slanted cursive handwriting on the stained and wrinkled recipe card, I remembered when I wrote in that style. It was in junior high! I'm not sure of the recipe source (maybe copied from a Hershey's ad in Seventeen magazine?) but I remember making these cookies and thinking they tasted like brownies. I copied the recipe down with my neatest handwriting and after all these years I still have it.
So, when I was at the grocery store and found a package of limited edition NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Dark Chocolate & Mint Morsels leftover from the holiday season, I decided to pull out this old recipe and pair it with these chips. I had considered adding peppermint extract to the chocolate cookie dough to make sure I had enough mint flavor. But, when I opened the bag of chips, I could smell the mint and decided against using more mint flavor. I hoped the chips would be enough, and when I bit into my first cookie, I knew I had made the right decision.
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Ingredients
Instructions
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Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Yield: 4 1/2 dozen

Dark Chocolate & Mint Chip Brownie Cookies
A chewy chocolate cookie with mint and dark chocolate chips.
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, unsifted
- 3/4 cup Hershey's Cocoa
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 2/3 cups Dark Chocolate & Mint Morsels or chips of your choice
Instructions
1. Cream butter and sugar in large bowl; add eggs and vanilla and blend well.2. In a separate bowl combine flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt.3. Blend dry ingredients into the creamed mixture; stir in chips.4. Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet.5. Bake at 350° for 8 to 10 minutes. (Do not overbake.)6. Cool on cookie sheet until set, about 1 minute.7. Remove to wire rack to cool completely.
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these look fabulous and so do the pictures!
ReplyDeletewonderful! perfect for st pattys days : j
ReplyDeleteDee-licious! Mint and chocolate is always a hit wth me.
ReplyDeleteWow..those are so beautiful, and tasty! Love your pics!:)
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ReplyDeleteThese look so great! A favorite flavor combo for me!
ReplyDeleteThese cookies look delicious! I love chocolate and mint!
ReplyDeletethese look so easy and delicious!
ReplyDeleteThese look yummy!
ReplyDeleteI've never seen mint morsels! YUM! This cookie would be great for St. Patrick's Day! :D
ReplyDeleteYum! These look so good! Just can't miss with chocolate and mint. I agree with Tiffany these will be great on St. Patrick's Day.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cookies...I adore the mint/chocolate combination. Now if only I could get those chips. ;)
ReplyDeletedark chocolate and mint were flavors that were meant to go together. These cookies look great.
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All I can say WOW!!! I am making these tomorrow! You Rock!
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ReplyDeleteNew follower here...These look so delicious!! definitely going to try these for St Patty's day!! Thank you so much for stopping by Heavenly Bites Cakes - and for following too!!
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Deeeelicious! Those looks wonderful!
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Mary xo
Delightful Bitefuls
OO, these look SO good.
ReplyDeletethese look super! chocolate and mint is one of my fav combos! what a great find!
ReplyDeleteThese sound wonderful! YUM!
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Tammy
These look irresistible! I love the mint and chocolate combo!
ReplyDeleteI love the combo of chocolate and mint! Your cookies look delicious! Those little green mint chips are the perfect touch!
ReplyDeleteOf course, this looks delicious. But more importantly, I wanted to thank you for your kind words and thoughts. During this dark time, this blogging community means more than I can easily express. Thank you. Hold onto those you love this week.
ReplyDeleteStill running around with the blog hop. These look soooo good.
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