Chocolate Mint Cookies
Sink your teeth into this chocolatey mint cookie! You can enjoy it with a beverage of your choice!
Servings 3 Dozen
Calories 101kcal
Ingredients
- 1 stick of butter divided
- 1 avocado
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 tablespoons of coffee
- 8 ounces of baking chocolate I used a 4 ounce bar and 4 ounces of chocolate chips
- 2 cups of flour
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Trader Joe's chocolate covered mints
- 1/2 cup semi- sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Take out 1 stick of butter to soften
- Cut and pit the avocado
- Mash avocado
- Put butter and sugars in mixer
- Mix until creamy
- Add eggs, vanilla and coffee and mix until combined
- Add avocado and stir it in
- Sift flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt together
- In a double boiler, melt the chocolate along with the rest of the butter
- Pour it in with the avocado mixture
- Mix until combined
- Add flour mixture and stir
- Add chocolate chips and stir until combined
- Place in refrigerator for an hour
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- Take out and roll the dough into a ball
- With your thumb, make a depression and stick a mint in the dough
- Cover the mint with the sides of the dough already in your hand
- Place on cookie sheet and push down on dough ball with palm of hand
- Bake for 10 minutes or until done
- Let it cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes
- Take a big bite
- Enjoy
Nutrition
Calories: 101kcal