Monday, March 23, 2009

Gourmet Chocolate Mint Cookies


These cookies are sooooooo goooood!
With a true gourment taste.
Here is the recipe:
1 cup flour
1/2 cup unsweetened Hershey's Cocoa
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
4 oz. bar of German Chocolate for baking
1/2 cup butter
2/3 cup mint chips
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
Directions:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
In medium size bowl stir together the flour, cocoa, soda, salt, set aside.
Melt the German Chocolate with butter in the microwave in 30 sec. intervals and stir each time until all is melted and mixed well (break chocolate up into small pieces first) set aside.
In large bowl mix: sugar, eggs and vanilla together then slowly add the chocolate mixture and stir well. Slowly add the flour mixture and then fold in the mint chips.
Using a cookie scoop or small ice cream scoop drop onto ungreased teflon type cookie sheet or use parchment paper on your cookie sheet and bake about 12-14 minutes. Let cool on sheet slightly before transfering to cooling rack.
Makes aprox. 2 1/2 dozen.