Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies

Blue Binder single-batch sheet

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Butter - softened
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon Baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 - 1 1/2 teaspoons green Food colouring
  • 1 teaspoon pure Peppermint extract
  • 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet Chocolate chip

Directions

  1. Mix flour, Baking Soda, salt in Med. Bowl. Set aside.
  2. Beat Butter and sugar in large Bowl with Electric mixer on Medium speed until light & fluffy.
  3. Add eggs, food coloring & peppermint extract. Mix well.
  4. Gradually Beat in flour mixture on low speed until well mixed. Stir in choc chips.
  5. Drop by Cookie scoop about 2 inch apart onto ungreased Baking sheet.
  6. Bake 10-12 minutes; or until edges are lightly Browned. Cool on Baking sheet 1 minute.

Timing: Bake 10-12 minutes; Cool on Baking sheet 1 minute

Equipment: Med. Bowl; large Bowl; Electric mixer; Cookie scoop; ungreased Baking sheet

As written

1; 1; 23; [illegible]; 81; 375%; 11

Blue bracket-like marks and numerals beside ingredient lines.

Arwilda’s changes

  • Added “Cookie scoop”

Blue Binder Double Recipe sheet

Ingredients

  • 2 cup Butter - softened
  • 2 1/2 cups sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 5 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons Baking soda,; 1 teaspoon salt,; 3 cups semi - sweet choc chips
  • 2-3 teaspoons Green Food coloring
  • 2 teaspoons pure peppermint extract

Directions

  1. Mix flour, Baking Soda, salt in Med. Bowl. Set aside.
  2. Beat Butter and sugar in Large Bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy.
  3. Add eggs, food coloring and peppermint extract. Mix well.
  4. Gradually Beat in flour mixture on low speed until well mixed. Stir in Choc Chips.
  5. Drop by Cookie scoop about 2 inch apart onto ungreased Baking sheets.
  6. Bake 10-12 minutes or until edges are lightly Browned.
  7. Cool on Baking Sheet 1 minute

Timing: Bake 10-12 minutes; Cool on Baking Sheet 1 minute

Temperature: medium speed; until light and fluffy; low speed; until well mixed; until edges are lightly Browned

Equipment: Med. Bowl; Large Bowl; electric mixer; stirring utensil; Cookie scoop; ungreased Baking sheets; oven

Notes

  • Double Recipe

As written

mix Together, add w/ flour

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Batch size

Blue Binder single-batch sheet
1 cup butter, 1 1/4 cups sugar, 2 eggs, 2 1/2 cups flour, 1 teaspoon soda, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1-to-1 1/2 teaspoons coloring, 1 teaspoon peppermint, and 1 1/2 cups chips.
Blue Binder Double Recipe sheet
2 cups butter, 2 1/2 cups sugar, 4 eggs, 5 cups flour, 2 teaspoons soda, 1 teaspoon salt, 2-to-3 teaspoons coloring, 2 teaspoons peppermint, and 3 cups chips.

Temperature and bracket annotations

Blue Binder single-batch sheet
A blue top annotation reads like 375%; its purpose may be temperature but is unresolved.
Blue Binder Double Recipe sheet
No temperature is written; a bracketed note beside flour, soda, and salt has unresolved wording and scope.

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