Chocolate Mint Grasshopper Cookies topped with a chocolate ganache and a tuft of mint frosting. Garnish with Andes Mint pieces for a delicious cookie recipe
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cook Time9 minutesmins
Total Time29 minutesmins
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Servings: 24
Ingredients
1boxDevil's Food Cake Mix
2EggsLarge
⅓CupVegetable Oil
1teaspoonMint Extract
Frosting
½CupButterSoftened
½CupCoconut Oil
4CupPowdered Sugar500g
¼CupHeavy Whipping Cream
1teaspoonMint Extract
Green Food Coloringoptional
Ganache
1cupSemi Sweet Chocolate Chips
⅔CupHeavy Whipping Cream
Garnish
½CupAndes MintsChopped
Instructions
In a large mixing bowl using a hand mixer or using a stand mixer add cake mix, eggs, vegetable oil and mix to combine ingredients.
Scoop Cookie dough using a small cookie scoop
Place cookie dough scoops 2 inches apart on a well greased baking sheet, or line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Bake in a preheated oven to 350 degrees for 9-11 minutes
Allow cookies to set on baking sheet for 1 minute before moving to a cooling rack to cool completely
Ganache
In a bowl combine chocolate chips and heavy cream. Heat in microwave for 30 seconds
Stir mixture until smooth. If additional time is needed to heat mixture, heat for 10 seconds and stir.
Mint Frosting
Combine Butter and Coconut Oil in bowl and cream together. Scrape sides of bowl as needed to fully mix ingredients.
Gradually add Powdered Sugar and mix until smooth. Mixture will be very thick
Add mint extract and combine. Then slowly add whipping cream a little at a time until desired consistency is reached. Mixture will be very stiff and a little sticky.
How to put Grasshopper Cookies together
Dip top of cooled cookie into ganache or spread 1 tablespoon ganache on each cookie and allow to set.
Place frosting into a piping bag with a star tip or snip off corner of bag and pipe onto top of each cookie. When using a star tip I like to create a dollop by starting in center of cookie and pressing frosting then pulling up on frosting bag and releasing pressure to create a tuft of frosting
Garnish with chopped Andes Mints
Notes
Substitutions
There is always room for substitutions, right? Well let me help you with a few!Cake Mix. Any chocolate cake mix can be substituted but I do prefer the results with a Devil's Food Cake MixExtract. Mint Extract is ideal, but in a pinch use Peppermint Extract.Mints. Of course Andes Mints are a solid choice but using a mint chocolate chip works well too.
Storing and Freezing
Store cookies in a sealed container for up to 1 week. Cookies are best if enjoyed within 2-3 days.Freeze cookies in a sealed container for up to 3 months.
All nutrition values are approximate and calculated by a plugin and are provided as a courtesy. Adding or subtracting ingredients will change the nutritional value.