Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg (room temperature)
- 1¼ cups all-purpose flour (fluffed and leveled)
- ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1½ cups powdered icing sugar
- ½ cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
- 1 tablespoon milk
- ½–1 teaspoon mint extract (depending on your tastes)
- green food coloring (optional)
- ¾ cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 tablespoon oil
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a mixing bowl, cream together the room temperature butter and granulated sugar until fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla, mixing until combined.
- In another bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add to the wet mixture until fully incorporated.
- Scoop rounded tablespoons of dough onto the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for about 10 minutes or until edges are set but centers remain soft. Cool on wire racks.
- For the frosting, mix powdered icing sugar, softened butter, milk, mint extract, and optional green food coloring until smooth.
- Frost cooled cookies generously with mint frosting.
- Melt chocolate chips with oil for ganache and drizzle over frosted cookies.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 75mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 21g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
Keywords: For extra mint flavor, adjust the amount of mint extract based on your taste preference. To prevent cookies from spreading too much during baking, consider chilling the cookie dough for 30 minutes before scooping.