Mint Chocolate Checkerboard Cookies
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Soft butter cookies hand-shaped into a striking black-and-white checkerboard pattern with mint and chocolate flavors. Tender, minty, and visually impressive. A showstopper for cookie platters and holiday gifts.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 24- 2 and 1/2 cups (313g) all-purpose flour (spooned & leveled)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (16 Tbsp; 226g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- 1 cup (200g) granulated sugar
- 1 large egg + 1 egg yolk, at room temperature* (save extra egg white)
- 1 and 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- optional for topping: 1 Tablespoon (15ml) water and 1/4 cup (50g) coarse sugar
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- optional: 1 drop green food dye
- 2 Tablespoons (10g) unsweetened natural or dutch-process cocoa powder
- 1 Tablespoon (15ml) milk
- optional: 1 teaspoon espresso powder
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 300M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 4h 45m
- Cook
- 13m
- Sodium
- 53mg
- Total sugar
- 8g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 54mg
- Calcium
- 9mg
- Iron
- 0.66mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 285M
- SODIUM
- 53MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.