Mint Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

Mint Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars are soft and chewy thanks to rich butter, sugar, and a touch of vanilla pudding mix. Flavored with cool mint extract and packed with chocolate chips, they’re an easy dessert perfect for mint chocolate lovers.

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Total Time30

Course: Cookies, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Mint Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

Servings: cookies

Calories: 252kcal

Author: Jessica & Nellie

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
½ cup butter 1 stick, softened
1 egg
½ cup sour cream
3.4 oz instant vanilla pudding mix
½ tsp salt
½ tsp baking soda
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp mint extract
1 drops blue coloring + 7-10 drops green coloring
1 ½ cups chocolate chips

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Line the inside of a 9x13 baking dish or a quarter-sized baking sheet with parchment paper and then set it aside.
In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until well blended. Add in the egg, sour cream, and dry pudding mix, and stir until combined.
In a separate small bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, and baking soda.
Combine the dry flour mixture with the wet butter mixture and stir until combined. Now add in the mint extract and food coloring until the desired color is achieved.
Lastly, fold in the chocolate chips. I used ¾ cups of chocolate chips and ¾ cups of chocolate chunks for a nice variety but you can use all of one or the other but a combination of the two is pretty wonderful!
Press the dough out into your prepared baking dish and bake for 20-22 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. Slice into squares, serve and enjoy!

Notes

Store these cookies in an airtight container at room temperature and they will be good for up to 5 days.

If you don't plan on enjoying them all right away, place some in an airtight container or freezer bag and freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw at room temperature before serving.

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