Chocolate Mint Truffle Cookies
Chocolate Mint Truffle Cookies with three kinds of chocolate are decadently delicious!
Servings: 50 cookies
Calories: 95
Ingredients
- 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate chopped
- 3 ounces semisweet chocolate chopped
- ¾ cup butter
- 1½ cups granulated sugar
- 3 eggs
- ½ teaspoon mint extract
- 1½ cups all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ cup mini chocolate chips regular size works, but mini is best
- ¼ cup crushed candy cane finely crushed*
Instructions
- In a large saucepan over medium low heat, melt butter, unsweetened chocolate and semisweet chocolate. Remove from heat.
- Whisk in sugar until well mixed. Add and mix in one egg at a time to the chocolate mixture. Whisk in mint extract.
- In a medium bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, and chocolate chips.
- Add flour mixture to melted chocolate mixture and stir to combine.
- Transfer batter to the bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 2 hours (up to 24 hours).
To Bake
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking trays with parchment paper.
- Using a 1¼ Tablespoon cookie scoop (size #50), scoop dough and roll into 1 inch balls. Place on lined baking tray, about 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 8 minutes, remove from oven and sprinkle with chopped candy cane while cookies are still warm.**
- Cool on baking tray for 5 minutes then transfer to cooling rack and cool completely.
Notes
*I did not use all of the candy cane for garnish. Nutrition information includes ⅛ cup.
**To achieve a perfectly round cookie, place a cup over the warm cookie and swirl it around. The motion, along with the steam trapped in the glass, will form a perfectly round cookie.
- Cookies can be frozen for up to a month and will last in airtight container for up to a week (although usually gone before then).
- Can freeze the dough for about 30 minutes instead of refrigerating for 2 hours.
- Use a 1¼- 1⅓ Tablespoon scoop (about 1⅓ inches wide) for a 1 inch ball.
Nutrition
Calories: 95 | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 32mg | Potassium: 37mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 104IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 1mg