Andes Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe | Christmas Holiday Prep Series 2014 Part 4

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil reduces saturated fat while maintaining moisture.

chocolate chips

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate

💰Cheaper: semi-sweet chocolate

Dark chocolate has less sugar and more antioxidants.

Andes mints

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate mint

💰Cheaper: mint chocolate chips

Dark chocolate mint provides a similar flavor with less sugar.

Preheat the oven to 375°F.

In a mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients: flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt, and stir them together.

In a separate bowl, cream together the butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.

Add the egg and mix well.

Omit mint extract and add 15 to 20 drops of green food coloring instead.

Fold in the mint chocolate chips (Andes mints).

Drop rounded tablespoons of dough onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Bake for 11 minutes, until the cookies are firm but still soft in the middle.

Let the cookies sit on the baking sheet for a little while before transferring them to a wire rack.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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