Today is baking day or rather make the dough to bake on a later day. One of the local churches is having a variety show on Saturday so many of the women are making cookies to share. I made 3 different kinds, all of which will get their own blog so y'all can have each recipe individually. None are my original recipe, so I will mention where I found each of them. The first one I found on the back of a package of Nestle Toll House dark chocolate and mint chips. I will give my opinion at the end along with any changes I would make in the future.
Mint Chocolate Delights
Makes about 4 dozen cookies
2 cups all-purpose flour
⅔ cup Nestle Toll House Baking Cocoa
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
⅔ cup granulated sugar
⅔ cup packed brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1 ⅔ cup (10-oz package) Nestle Toll House Dark Chocolate and Mint morsels
Preheat oven to 325°.
Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt in a small bowl. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract in a large mixer bowl until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in morsels. Drop by well rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.
Bake for 11 to 13 minutes or until cookies are puffed and centers are set. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes, remove to wire racks to cool completely.
These aren't bad. I was expecting them to spread out while baking, but they retained their shape. I used a combination of butter flavor Crisco and regular vegetable shortening because it is what I had on hand and cheaper than butter. The cookies are nice and moist, but crumble when transferring to a baking rack.
All in all, I would make these again, but would add more chips (morsels).
