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Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies – Southern Plate by Gordon Ramsay

Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies


Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies

It’s really hard to improve a classic but these Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies truly do take an American favorite to the next level.  

If you are a mint fan the combination of chocolate and mint morsels creates a satisfying experience.  Have them warm out of the oven with a cup of your favorite hot and cold beverage and I tell you what, you won’t be sorry!  Family and friends will think you are a baking genius.

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Ingredients needed to make Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies are:

  • Unsalted butter
  • Light brown sugar (or regular brown sugar is fine too)
  • Granulated sugar
  • Eggs
  • Vanilla Extract
  • All purpose flour
  • Cornstarch (or Rice flour or more all purpose flour see tip below)*
  • Baking soda
  • Salt
  • Mint baking chunks or chips, see note below on what else can be used** or you could use a combination mint chips and chocolate chips.  Either will work

*Is There a Good Substitute for Cornstarch?

Cornstarch helps cookies have that crumbling wonderful texture that we all love in a chocolate chip cookie, but if you don’t have cornstarch on hand you can use more All Purpose Flour, the texture will just be a little different that’s all.  It will still taste divine.  To sub all purpose flour you want to use 2 tablespoons of All purpose flour to every tablespoon of cornstarch required.

What Do I Do If I Can’t Find the Mints That Are in Your Recipe?

**Note* I used Walmart Great Value Mint Fudge Baking Chunks. The link to these baking chunks at Walmart is HERE

But if you can’t get those there are a couple other options as well.

You can buy mint chips and chocolate chips (semisweet) and fold them in together or you can use Andes Mints and chop them into chunks if you can find any of the other options.

How to Make Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies Step By Step Instructions

Mint chocolate chips butter and brown sugar

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a cookie sheet with non-stick baking spray or parchment paper if
it isn’t a non stick sheet.In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.

Beat
in the eggs. Mix in the vanilla. Set aside.

mix dry ingredients for the mint chocolate chip cookie recipe

In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, cornstarch, and salt.

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Pour the dry ingredients into
the wet ingredients and mix until combined. Don’t overmix.

add in mint chocolate chunks

Fold in the mint chunks.

scoop out mint chocolate chip cookie dough on sheet
Using a cookie scoop or spoon, drop cookie dough by rounded tablespoons onto the cookie sheet,
placing the cookies 2 inches apart.

add more mints chunks to top if desired

Press some extra chunks onto the top (optional).

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Bake for 10-12
minutes, until the tops are a very light golden brown.

Allow the cookies to cool for a few minutes and
then transfer to a cooling rack.
Store in a covered container at room temperature

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And there you have it, the best Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies around!  Take a bite or dunk away in your favorite hot or cold beverage.

Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies

Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

  • 1 cup 2 sticks unsalted butter – softened
  • 1 cup Light brown sugar pack it down
  • 1/2 cup Granulated sugar
  • 2 Large Eggs
  • 2 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 2 3/4 cups All purpose flour
  • 2 tsp Cornstarch See notes for substitute
  • 1 tsp Baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1 cup Mint baking chunks see notes below

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a cookie sheet with non-stick baking spray or parchment paper if it isn’t a non stick sheet.

  • In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs. Mix in the vanilla. Set aside.

  • In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, cornstarch, and salt. Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix until combined. Don’t overmix. Fold in the mint chunks

  • Using a cookie scoop or spoon, drop cookie dough by rounded tablespoons onto the cookie sheet, placing the cookies 2 inches apart. Press some extra chunks onto the top (optional). Bake for 11 minutes, until the tops are a light golden brown. Allow cookies to cool for a few minutes and then transfer to cooling rack. Store in a covered container at room temperature.

Notes

*Is There a Good Substitute for Cornstarch?

Cornstarch helps cookies have that crumbling wonderful texture that we all love in a chocolate chip cookie, but if you don’t have cornstarch on hand you can use more All Purpose Flour, the texture will just be a little different that’s all.  It will still taste divine.  To sub all purpose flour you want to use 2 tablespoons of All purpose flour to every tablespoon of cornstarch required.

What Do I Do If I Can’t Find the Mints That Are in Your Recipe?

**Note* I used Walmart Great Value Mint Fudge Baking Chunks. The link to these baking chunks at Walmart is HERE
But if you can’t get those there are a couple other options as well.
You can buy mint chips and chocolate chips (semisweet) and fold them in together or you can use Andes Mints and chop them into chunks if you can find any of the other options.

 

You may also enjoy these cookie recipes:

Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate Chip Potato Chip Cookies

Chocolate Chip Meringue Cookies AKA Cloud Cookies

Grandma Jenny’s Chocolate Chip Cookies

 

 



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Buttermilk Congealed Salad YUM! – Southern Plate by Gordon Ramsay

Buttermilk Congealed Salad YUM! - Southern Plate


Southerners LOVE congealed salads and this Buttermilk Congealed Salad is a winner!

On Southern Plate we have recipes for them which include all manner of fruits AND vegetables.

Throwback to Times Gone By

They are a throwback to days when food was scarce and gelatin was cheap. Door to door salesmen carried a wide array of it and my grandmothers used to delight in purchasing a multitude of what was likely the only convenience food they could afford.

What Is A Congealed Salad?

Now some of you are wondering what a congealed salad is at this point as that seems to be a Southern term.  Well, it’s a side dish made with flavored gelatin like Jell-O with fruit, vegetables, and/or nuts.  People usually serve it in a molded shape but sometimes just scooping it in an ice cream dish is just fine too!

A friend of my mothers confessed she had never heard it in her life until she moved to Alabama and asked Mama once, “Why don’t you just call it Jello?”.

Well, that’s a good question. Why don’t we just call it Jell-O salad? I asked Mama and she replied  
“Because it is a Congealed Salad”. 🙂

I put buttermilk in this one and it tastes divine! Very popular in the south, so you should try it!  This is often made with peach or orange gelatin, just use your favorite. 🙂

 

To make this Buttermilk Congealed Salad you’ll need: Buttermilk, two small boxes gelatin (I used sugar free, you can use whichever you prefer) and a can of crushed pineapple, about twenty ounces.

How To Make Buttermilk Congealed Salad: A Step By Step Tutorial

 

Heat pineapple and juice, bringing to a boil.

 

 

Add gelatin powder.

Mix well. Remove from heat.

Add buttermilk

Stir.

Stir in whipped topping.

Until it looks like this!

 Refrigerate to your desired texture and serve!

 

Analoyce Buttermilk Congealed Salad

Ingredients

  • 1 can crushed pineapple 20 ounces
  • 2 Cups buttermilk
  • 8 ounces whipped topping
  • 2 small boxes gelatin your flavor choice

Instructions

  • Heat Pineapple in juice, bring to a boil. Add jello and mix well. Remove from heat and add Buttermilk, stir. Allow to cool for twenty to thirty minutes. Stir in whipped topping. Refrigerate to your desired texture.

You may also enjoy these other holiday salad recipes:

Dr Pepper Congealed Salad

Fresh Fruit Salad with Lemon Honey Dressing

Grandmamas Holiday Fruit Salad

 

Thank you for reading Southern Plate!!!

 

 



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Meal Plan Monday #244 – Southern Plate by Gordon Ramsay

Meal Plan Monday #244 - Southern Plate


Welcome to Meal Plan Monday 244!

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“We’ve got that holiday feeling. That happy holiday feeling. Our favorite holiday of the year.”

OH, Hey Y’all! Welcome to another delicious edition of Meal Plan Monday. You might be able to tell that we’re in the holiday spirit.

There are goodies to bake for friends and family, weekly meals to plan and a holiday dinner to plan this month. We’ve got you covered with lots of tasty recipes!

Let’s jump right in with a few dishes that caught our eye that we think you’ll enjoy too.

Meal Plan Monday 244 Featured Recipes

Amish Apple Bread Loaf - Meal Plan Monday 244

Amish Apple Bread from Call Me PMc

We’ll take a slice with our morning coffee please and thank you. That counts as breakfast. Am I right?

Skillet Monterrey Chicken - Meal Plan Monday 244

Skillet Monterey Chicken with Pasta from $5 Dollar Dinners

This is an easy to prepare dinner that is delicious. Perfect for busy weeknights.

Butter Pecan Shortbread Cookies - MPM 244

Butter Pecan Shortbread Cookies from Back to My Southern Roots

Bake up a batch of these scrumptious cookies to share this holiday season

Our host feature of the week

Old fashioned baked macaroni and cheese side dish

Southern Baked Macaroni and Cheese from Julia’s Simply Southern

This cheesy macaroni casserole side dish has been gracing holiday dinner tables for many generations and is always a favorite.



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