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- Other chocolate-mint cookies:
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- Inspired Bitesâ Chocolate Mint Cookie Drops
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- Adapted from The Americaâs Test Kitchen Family Baking Book
- 16 oz. semi-sweet chocolate (I used chocolate chips)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 4 large eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 10 tbsp (1 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cup (packed) brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 cups Andes mint chocolate baking bits, or any mint-chocolate chocolate bar, crushed
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