Triple-Chocolate Andes Mint Cookies – Make your holidays three times sweeter with these decadent chocolate mint cookies bursting with the flavors of the season!
![A stack of Triple-Chocolate Andes Mint Cookies with a bite taken out of one.](https://simpleseasonal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/andes-mint-cookies-9.jpg)
During our first Christmas together, I learned that my husband loves Andes Mints. Since then I’ve faithfully wrapped up a box in green tissue paper each season to stuff into his stocking.
Every Christmas morning, with a crinkle and tear, he opens his Andes Mints, and every year he seems just as genuinely pleased as the last to receive such a decadent gift.
![Two Triple-Chocolate Andes Mint Cookies on a plate with Andes mints](https://simpleseasonal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/andes-mint-cookies-3.jpg)
Me, on the other hand, I’m a little more high-maintenance when it comes to Christmas candy. I like it to be plain chocolate or chocolate with nuts, I like it to be dark, and I like it to be of the highest quality. That, or British Cadbury.
I’m not saying Andes Mints aren’t quality. Admittedly, for something I can buy at any old, local grocery store, they’re pretty top notch in the chocolate-mint department.
![Two Triple-Chocolate Andes Mint Cookies on a plate with Andes mints.](https://simpleseasonal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/andes-mint-cookies-2.jpg)
After 11 years of marriage, I decided that my husband’s love for Andes Mints and my chocolate obsession are perfectly complimentary. These two affinities inspired these Triple-Chocolate Andes Mint Cookies.
The end result is a marriage of rich, fudge-like dark chocolate and fresh mint flavor. Check out how to make them…
How to Make Triple-Chocolate Andes Mint Cookies
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- In a medium bowl sift together the all-purpose flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- Cream together the butter, light brown sugar and granulated sugar. Next cream in the eggs and vanilla until creamy and smooth.
- Melt dark chocolate chips in the microwave at 50% power in 1-minute increments.
- Add the melted chocolate to the bowl of creamed butter, sugar, and eggs and mix until creamy and evenly combined.
- To the bowl of creamed butter and sugar, incrementally add the dry ingredients and mix to combine.
- Coarsely chop 2 cups of Andes Mints.
- Once the cookie dough is made, fold in 1 C of mini semi-sweet chocolate chips and 2 cups of coarsely chopped Andes Mints until evenly dispersed throughout the dough.
- Place the 1 Tbsp balls of cookie dough onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Decorate with additional Andes Mint chips. Bake at 325ºF for 11 minutes.
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It would seem that triple chocolate and Andes Mints are a match made in heaven! My hope for you this holiday season is that it’s as sweet as my marriage and these cookies!
![A pile of Triple-Chocolate Andes Mint Cookies on parchment paper.](https://simpleseasonal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/andes-mint-cookies-6.jpg)
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Triple Chocolate Andes Mint Cookies
Make your holidays three times sweeter with these decadent chocolate mint cookies bursting with the flavors of the season!
Ingredients
- 3 C all-purpose flour
- 3/4 C cocoa powder
- 1 Tbsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 C (3 sticks) softened butter
- 1 1/2 C light brown sugar
- 3/4 C granulated sugar, packed
- 3 large eggs
- 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
- 2 C (a little less than one 12 oz bag) dark chocolate chips
- 1 C mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 3 4.67 oz boxes of Andes mints, divided
- Additional Andes mints for decorating
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325ºF.
- In a medium bowl sift together the all-purpose flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl cream together the butter, light brown sugar and granulated sugar. Next cream in the eggs and vanilla until creamy and smooth.
- Place the dark chocolate chips in a microwave-safe dish. Microwave at 50% power for 1 minute and then stir. Return the chocolate to the microwave and continue to melt at 50% power for 20-30 second increments until the chocolate is smooth and melted. Take care not to over-cook and burn the chocolate!
- Add the melted chocolate to the bowl of creamed butter, sugar, and eggs and mix until creamy and evenly combined.
- To the bowl of creamed butter and sugar, incrementally add the dry ingredients and mix to combine.
- Once the cookie dough is made, fold in 1 C of mini semi-sweet chocolate chips and 2 cups of coarsely chopped Andes mints until evenly dispersed throughout the dough.
- Place the 1 Tbsp balls of cookie dough onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Decorate with additional Andes Mint chips. Working in batches, bake at 325ºF for 11 minutes.
![Triple-Chocolate Andes Mint Cookies in a stack with a bite taken out of one.](https://simpleseasonal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/andes-mint-cookies-10.jpg)
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