Soft-baked double chocolate mint chip cookies are studded with a dynamic duo of dark chocolate and mint chips. Enjoy this seasonal favorite year-round!
We all know that mint and chocolate together are a match made in heaven, but mint and dark chocolate together? Well. That’s even better! These taste much like Andes Mints, but ever so slightly darker.
The cookie dough is wonderfully thick and just a little sticky. Chill it in the refrigerator, covered, for about 30 minutes so it will be easier to handle.
Make your cookies look bakery-made with my easy technique! Remove the cookies mid-bake and dot them with more chips. The pan will be hot, so be careful to avoid burns.
I used Nestle Dark Chocolate and Mint Morsels, which can be found at most US grocery stores in the baking aisle, or with the seasonal baking products. Edit 12/25: Recent comments lead me to believe that these are not widely carried anymore. If you have trouble finding this mix, here’s a substitute. Or, you can always chop Andes Mints and swap them in equal amounts for the chips.
Double Chocolate Mint Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup light brown sugar packed
- 2 eggs room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup unsweetened dark cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/2 cups mint and chocolate baking chips divided
Instructions
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream butter and sugars together on medium high speed until smooth. With the mixer still running, add eggs one at a time, then add the vanilla and mix well.
- Combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Gradually add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture until just combined. Fold in 2 cups of the mint and chocolate chips. Refrigerate dough for at least 30 minutes until it is easy to handle, and less sticky.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (177 degrees Celsius). Line at least two baking sheets with parchment and set aside.
- Shape dough into 2 inch or walnut-sized balls and then place them 2 inches apart on the lined baking sheets. Bake 5 minutes and remove from oven; place remaining mint and chocolate chips on top of each cookie (this makes them look bakery-made!). Bake 5-6 minutes more. Remove from oven and let cool on pans about 5 minutes, then remove to wire racks to cool completely.
- Store cookies in an airtight container.
Great holiday recipe. These turned out really tasty and nice looking. I may have to make them every year! Used mint m&ms since I couldn't find Andes or mint chips.
These are hands-down the BEST chocolate cookie I’ve ever had. Maybe the best cookie in general that I’ve ever had. I HIGHLY recommend them for any chocolate lover! Interestingly, my baking sheet affected how puffy the cookies got. One of my baking sheets made the cookies flatter, and another one made them rise more. I used chilled dough for both baking sheets.
These were a winner at my daughter’s ballet class. I used the andes chips from the baking aisle and they were absolutely delicious!!!!
This recipe is a keeper. I was looking for mint chocolate chip cookie recipe for the workplace Christmas cookie swap. The time spent was relaxing, rewarding and worth it.
So glad to hear this, Sandy!
Wow! These are fantastic Cookies!!
This was incredible! I used semi-sweet mini chips with the mint chips and the whole family loved them! They are also pretty cookies!
I doubled this batch and made 3.25 Oz balls. I like the sheen look of rolling the dough in my hands over the scooped look of the first round. I also did 2 Oz balls which made the perfect size for kids. Both made beautiful cookies following the recipe exactly. Thank you
Hi, is it 2.5 cups of chocolate chips and 2.5 cups of mint chips?
Hi Ethan,
It’s 2.5 cups of the chips mixed. So 1 1/4 cups semisweet chips and 1 1/4 cups mint chips.
At the time this post was written, Nestle was selling bags of mixed mint and chocolate chips. It looks like they were discontinued. The closest thing I can find with both flavors in one bag is this bag of mint chocolate chunks from Walmart.
These turned out so yummy!! I used York Peppermint dark chocolate chips and Dutch cocoa powder because I couldn’t find dark chocolate cocoa powder and they turned out so good!!
Hooray! So happy to hear that. And, hold up – York Peppermint dark chocolate chips? How did I not know that was a thing? Sounds perfect for these cookies!
It was so fun to do it love ❤️
Hooray!🎉
“can be found at most US grocery stores in the baking aisle” What a ridiculous lie. This is why the internet is useless.
Hey, Andrew. The Andes Mints will work if you can’t find the chips and they are widely available. I mention this a few times. The morsels are listed by retailers as a seasonal/limited-edition product, typically sold around the holiday season each year. Bless your heart. Merry Christmas.
Thank you for the response.It is the holiday season at the moment. Imagine my wife deciding that she wants to make these for a cookie contest and sending me out to supermarkets far and wide to find them. Somehow it’s my fault. We went with the Andes candies. These little bastards are individually wrapped and I am unwrapping and chopping up 2 and a half cups worth. But you know what, I am awesome and I got the job done. All I can say is she better win this stupid contest.
Andrew, sir. You are an honorable man. Wishing her (and you) the best of luck with the contest.
I’m too invested now. You have to let me know how it goes.
It was rigged. Some disgusting ‘rose water’ cookie won. The ‘winner’ got her entourage to vote as a block. On the upside, the chocolate mint chip cookies came out great, they were well regarded, and everyone wanted to take some home, so we’re counting that as a win. Thanks for the recipe!
Rats! Maybe next time. You’ve been a good sport. Onwards and upwards!
I remember mint chips being so easy to find when I was a teenager, now they are impossible to find! I added 3/4 tsp peppermint extract to the dough and subbed in white chips and dark chocolate chips to mimic the taste. This worked perfectly!