Mint Hot Chocolate Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup shortening
- 3 cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- 5 cups flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 4 tsp cream tartar
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 12 oz mint chips
Instructions
- Combine butter, shortening, and sugar in a stand mixer. Mix until smooth.
- Add eggs and mix until fluffy.
- Add salt, baking soda, cream of tartar, cocoa powder, and 1/2 cup flour. Mix until combined, then add remaining flour into 1/2 cup increments.
- Once all the flour is combined add mint chips and mix until just combined.
- Cover cookie dough with Saran Wrap and chill for 30-60 minutes.
- While dough is chilling preheat oven to 375.
- Once dough has chilled scoop dough onto cookie sheet in 1 tablespoon scoops and bake for 8-10 minutes.
- Enjoy!
Notes
Since this recipe makes A LOT of cookies I like to bake half of the cookies then scoop the remaining dough onto a cookie sheet, freeze, then place in a ziplock bag to be baked later.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g
