Chocolate Mint Oreo Cookies

These were a yummy St. Patricks day treat!

I was kind of a dud this year with St. Patricks Day!  Usually we have all sorts of great green food, including last year making a really cool rainbow jello!

This year, we took the kids Cross Country Skiing and totally bagged the whole green thing except for the cookies! 

Its a good thing the cookies were really yummy and a hit with the kids and adults alike!

Minty goodness with Mint Oreos crushed up inside each one!

YUM!

Chocolate Mint Oreo Cookies

(pinterest via www.twopeasandtheir)pod.com

• 2 1/2 cups flour (start with 2 cups)
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 3/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1 cup butter, room temp
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (try 1/2 cup first)
• 1 1/2 cups mint green chips (try 1 cup first)
• 1 cup chopped Cool Mint Oreo Cookies

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.

In a medium bowl, sift(I didn't sift, just put together and whisked) flour (start with 2 cups first), baking soda, salt, and cocoa.  Set aside.

In your mixer, cream your butter and sugars until smooth!  Add in your eggs one at a time.  Next add your vanilla.

Slowly add your flour mixture to the sugar and butter mixture.  Mix together until all the flour disappears.  If mixture is too sticky, add the remainder of the flour.  Stir in chocolate chips, mint chips and chopped oreo cookies.

Use a cookie scoop and place on your parchment sheets.  Bake for 10 minutes or until cookies set on edges and soft in the middle.

Let them sit on baking sheet for 3-5 minutes and then transfer to cooling rack.