Double Chocolate Mint Cookies

Need a cookie to make for the holidays? Here you go! For some reason, double chocolate cookies with mint have been on my mind all month, and so I finally made them last weekend with my daughter. These were just what I expected! Perfect, if you ask me!

A lot have asked how I bake with a 2 year old and I wanted to share a few tips I’ve learned. First, it’s going to be messy you cannot get around that! I think I stress Chad out by the mess sometimes but it’s good to not stress about it and just have fun. Flour never hurt anyone. Next, I recommend using a few bowls. I measure the dry ingredients in one bowl and then give Dylan a 1/4 cup measure and let her scoop all of those dry ingredients into the second bowl at her own pace. That way it feels like she is helping scoop and bake! When she has scooped it all into the second bowl, we put that into the mixer with the rest of the ingredients. And another tip would be to involve them in the entire process. Things will not go perfect, but that is OK. Then, it’s fun to peek into the oven to check on the cookies. Dylan will put on her apron before we start and I think she could bake everyday, if she could!

For this recipe, I recommend using good quality dark chocolate. Bittersweet chocolate would also work!

See the recipe HERE, which is posted on St. Louis Magazine!