Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies

Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies

I'm not a big Mint Chocolate girl but most everyone else I know loves the combo. 

I found these on this blog.

2 3/4 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup unsalted butter (at room temperature)
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp mint extract
15-20 drops green food coloring
1 bag of Andes mints (chopped)

Preheat oven 375 degrees.

Mix dry ingredients 

(flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt) 

together and set aside.

   

Cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. 

Beat in egg and mint extract. 

Slowly blend in the dry ingredients. 

Add green food coloring and mix until evenly colored.  

Do one drop at a time. It's easy to over color. 

Fold in the chopped Andes mints.

Bake for 8-10 minutes.

I burnt the bottoms slightly. Be careful. 

They taste just like Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream!

should probably be studying instead...

First attempts at using US30 knitting needles. 

I bought the needles from Jones & Vandermeer. Shipped very quick. 

They're super clumsy to work with at first 

but the rows go by quick and it looks awesome. 

Also, here are some adorable cupcakes I made. 

regular yellow cake

 from the package

vanilla pudding 

squeezed out of a ziplock bag 

into a small hole in the top of the cupcake

*make sure the cupcakes are fully cooled before frosting them*

dark chocolate fudge frosting 

squeezed out of a ziplock with the 

corner cut off to get the swirly effect

start the frosting swirl from the outside of the cupcake and circle in to the middle

maraschino cherry 

on top

lovely

These are the Mini Caramel "Apples" I made for our Noel Night party tomorrow night. Got the idea from Pinterest.