Sweet Tooth

Once again, while browsing the pages of Pinterest, I have stumbled upon a recipe for the sweet tooth. Why is it that most of my foodie pins are dessert related rather than actual meals? Hmmm...my Sweet Treats board is much fuller than my Food Inspirations board. I guess that tells you something about me. Well, today this recipe for Chocolate Mint Oreo Cookies also led me to a really great blog Two Peas and Their Pod. Maria and Josh are a husband and wife team who love to cook, bake and entertain together. What could be more fun than that? I hope you will pop over to their site and read about their many culinary adventures. They've published a cookbook entitled Cookie Cravings chock full of some all-time favorites. But they offer much more than just sweets for the sweet...their site has hundreds of recipes from breakfast to dinner and everything in between. Endless possibilities for those who love to create in the kitchen. Bon appetit!

{Two Peas and Their Pod}

Chocolate Mint Oreo Cookies

Yield: 3 1/2 dozen cookies

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Chocolate cookies with chocolate chips, mint green chips, and chopped up Cool Mint Oreos. These cookies are rich and decadent with a refreshing mint twist.

ingredients:

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup Hershey's Special Dark Cocoa
1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup light brown sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups mint green chips (I used Guitard)
1 cup chopped Cool Mint Oreo cookies

directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat. Set aside.

2. In a medium bowl, sift flour, baking soda, salt, and cocoa. Set aside.

3. With a mixer, cream butter and sugars together until smooth. Add in eggs, one at a time. Next, add in vanilla extract. Mix until blended.

4. Slowly add flour mixture to sugar mixture and mix until flour disappears. Stir in chocolate chips, mint green chips, and chopped Cool Mint Oreos. Drop cookie dough by rounded tablespoons onto prepared baking sheet, about 2 inches apart.

5. Bake cookies for 10 minutes, or until the cookies are set around the edges, but still soft in the center. Don't over bake. Remove from oven and let sit on baking sheet for 3-5 minutes. Move to a cooling rack and cool completely.

This is my kind of cookie. I'll be trying this one very soon I'm sure, but in the meantime, I believe it's time to pour myself a big glass of milk and raid the cupboards for some chocolate! It doesn't take much for that craving to kick in. Love me some chocolate...

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