How to Make Mint Blossom Cookies
Mint Blossom Cookies are a refreshing twist on a classic cookie that combine soft, buttery dough with cool mint flavor and a rich chocolate center. The contrast between the light mint and smooth chocolate makes them especially satisfying and different from standard chocolate cookies.
This is a great recipe to make when you want something quick, shareable, and a little more exciting than everyday desserts.
If you like liked this blossom cookie recipe, you should try one of our other cookie recipes try out our Lemon Sugar Cookies.
Ingredients Needed:
- Unsalted butter
- Brown sugar
- Granulated sugar
- Egg
- Egg yolk
- Peppermint extract
- Green gel food coloring
- All-purpose flour
- Salt
- Baking powder
- Hershey kisses
Mint Blossom Cookies
PREP TIME: 10 minutes
COOK TIME: 9 minutes
TOTAL TIME: 19 minutes
How to make Mint Blossom Cookies
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter room temperature
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg + 1 egg yolk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons peppermint extract
- green gel food coloring
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 24 Hershey Kisses unwrapped
Instructions
- Directions:
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat together the butter and sugars, 1-2 minutes. Mixture will be crumbly.
- Add egg and egg yolk, peppermint extract, and a generous amount of green gel food coloring.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, salt, and baking powder.
- Add half of the dry ingredients, and mix. Add the remaining, and mix until combined. Dough will be crumbly.
- Use a 1 1/2 inch cookie scoop to scoop out the dough, and use your hands to press the mixture into a ball.
- Place onto the parchment.
- Bake 7-9 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool 1-2 minutes.
- Press a Hershey kiss into each cookie, and allow the cookies to cool 5 minutes more.
- Transfer the cookies to a cooling rack, and chill in the refrigerator 20-30 minutes to allow Hershey kisses to set.
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