Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies

I´ve decided since I don´t always have internet access these days, and we don´t get off the mountain to explore that often that I wanted to add some other aspects of life in Monteverde to the blog.  First I want to put up some recipes.  Most will be of tico (Costa Rican) food, but the first I think is the biggest crowd favourite.  Several students have told me that these cookies are the best they´ve ever had, and I figure 10-12 year olds are good judges of cookies.

We made this recipe sort of by accident when the pulpería was out of normal chocolate and we had to get mint chocolate instead.

Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies

Dry ingredients

SIFT TOGETHER:

• 2 1/3 Cups flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp baking soda

Wet ingredients

MIX TOGETHER:

• 1 3/4 sticks softened butter
• 3/4 Cups white sugar
• 3/4 Cups brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 tsp vanilla

Mix wet ingredients, add in dry a little at a time.  MIX

Add mint chocolate chps

Bake on ungreased cookie sheet 8-10 min at 375´F