Mint Milanos
Crisp, delicate cookies layered with rich chocolate and cool mint—Mint Milanos offer the perfect balance of refreshing and indulgent in every bite.
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1 ½ cup AP flour
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tbsp cornstarch
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup butter unsalted, softened
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg large
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tbsp milk
Ganache
- 8 oz chocolate dark or semi-sweet, chopped
- ⅓ cup heavy cream
- 1 tsp mint extract
Instructions
Cookies
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Measure flour, baking soda, cornstarch, and salt into a bowl and set aside.
- Beat butter in the bowl of a mixer until light and fluffy.
- Add sugars and mix until light and fluffy (1-2 minutes)
- Add egg and vanilla and mix until thoroughly combined.
- Slowly beat in flour mixture, adding milk just before everything is completely combined.
- Fill the bottom corner of a piping bag with your batter.
- Cut the tip of your bag so that you have a ½-inch wide tip.
- Pipe the cookies, leaving 3 inches in between cookies, and making each cookie roughly 2 ½ inches long. These cookies will expand significantly.
- Bake for 8-11 minutes.
- Let cool on a cooling rack.
Ganache:
- Chop chocolate and place into the bottom of a heatproof bowl.
- Heat cream until it begins to form tiny bubbles around the edges. Do not boil.
- Pour cream over chocolate and let sit for 1 minute.
- Stir mixture together until smooth, and set aside to cool slightly.
Nutrition
Calories: 176kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 2gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 25mgSodium: 129mgPotassium: 53mgFiber: 1gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 213IUVitamin C: 0.02mgCalcium: 10mgIron: 1mg
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