These cookies were originally called Grasshopper Mint Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies. Well, the one thing I find absolutely intolerable about Texas - even worse than the crazy hot temperatures - is the giant grasshoppers! No bug should be allowed to be that big, and I really don't want to think of them while I eat my delicious cookies, so I left that part out of the title.
These also call for green food coloring, but they taste just the same without it, and since nobody sees my colon, I don't think I need to die it a nice shade of green!
Ok! Two gross tangents that I just chased there! But really - these cookies are very addicting! The cookies would be great even before adding the mint and chocolate toppings. This would make a nice base recipe to experiment with. Go make these!
Mint Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies
From Six Sisters' Stuff
For the cookie:
1 box chocolate cake mix
1/2 cup oil
2 eggs
Mix ingredients together. Drop by spoonfuls onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake at 350 for 6-9 minutes. Let cool completely.
For the peppermint frosting:
1/2 cup butter, softened (You could probably get by with less. Try using less and add more if necessary to get the right consistency.)
2 tablespoons millk
2 cups powdered sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons peppermint extract (You can add a little more if you like!)
Green food coloring (optional)
Mix all together. Spread evenly over cooled cookies.
For the chocolate topping:
2 1/4 cups chocolate chips (I had extra left (shocking, I know!) so I would use about 1 1/2 cups.)
3/4 cup butter (I left this out and really didn't miss it.)
Melt together in a double boiler or in the microwave. Spread evenly over peppermint frosting.
These could be your "payment" to me for keeping Ezzie this week :)
ReplyDeleteI only made 1/2 a batch and they're almost gone. I can make some when I come next week! They taste a lot like Fudge Mint Brownies, but they're easier to make.
ReplyDeleteThese look good. I vote yes to all above plans about making them this weekend.
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