Scratch Made: Mint Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

Yeah, I’m about 3 weeks late with this post.

I know the holidays are over.

I should be posting my resolutions and goals instead of a cookie recipe, but I can’t help it.

Maybe one goal I have this year is to eat more cookies.

I’ve been debating whether or not to share this recipe. It’s one I whipped out of nowhere that actually turned out really good.  So good that my husband – who isn’t the biggest fan of mint and chocolate – loved them.

And would you believe I’d never made crinkle cookies before this? I know – I’m way behind on my baking bucket list.

After snatching up a bag of candy cane Hershey’s Kisses, I had dreams of these cookies.

What I wanted?

Minty striped kisses barely melted into a deep, rich chocolate crinkle cookie. 

I rolled up my sleeves and got to work. And the cookies were good.

Bonus points for this recipe: No one knew they were whole wheat – I like finding tricky ways to get more whole wheat into my family and friends, and chocolate is one of the best ways to do it.

 

Mint Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

Makes 2 dozen cookies.

• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 Tbsp cocoa
• 24 Hershey’s Candy Cane Kisses

1. Mix cocoa and melted butter and let cool slightly.
2. Mix in 1/2 cup of the flour, brown sugar, sugar, eggs, vanilla, baking soda, and salt until combined.
3. Beat in the last 1/2 cup of flour.
4. Cover and chill the dough about 2 hours.
5. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
6. In small bowl or dish, combine powdered sugar and 1 Tbsp cocoa.
7. Roll dough into 1” balls, roll in powdered sugar/cocoa mix and place on baking sheet.
8. Bake 10-12 minutes until cracked and set.
9. Let cookies sit for about 30 seconds and then place one Hershey’s Candy Cane Kiss on each cookie.
10. After another 30 seconds – 1 minute, move cookies to a cooling rack/plate/cutting board to cool.

 

I love mint + chocolate together, so these were some of the best things I ate this holiday season. You can make them even more minty by adding just a 1/4 tsp peppermint extract to the dough, but even if you’re not a huge fan of mint, these cookies are still a fun recipe to make.

Either way, you’ll be left with very festive cookies – the red and white stripes will set these apart from any other cookie at the table.

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