Peppermint Chocolate Chip Cookies

Tis the Season!

For some reason I never feel as guilty eating something sweet that has mint in it: Mint chocolate chip ice cream, Girl Scout thin mints, Andes mints, etc. 

It's just refreshing and light. 

So now that we are in the cookie extravaganza season, I thought I would help lighten up our exchange-worthy cookies by adding some Andes Creme de Menthe mints and making these delicious, healthy cookies. 

No butter here!

Bake away!

Ingredients:

2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup plain greek yogurt
1/4 cup unsweetened apple sauce
1 egg


Directions:

Preheat oven to 350
Thoroughly whisk greek yogurt, apple sauce, and sugars until creamy. Beat in egg and vanilla. 
Blend in flour and baking soda until well combined. 
Mix in Andes Creme de Menthe Chips

Drop spoonful sized dough onto parchment lined pans.  Flatten dough with fingers (Dough is sticky--use wet fingers if you don't want it on your hands)

Bake for 8-10 min. Until top is golden. (be careful to not over cook. They burn easy)

Cool on a rack for 2 min. 

 

ENJOY!!!!

Pistachio-Cran Sugar Cookies

Green and Red cookies

Can't get more Christmas-y  than these.

Oh and they are DELICIOUS. 
Pudding Cookies always are. 

So bake some of these colorful joys.

adapted from the girl who ate everything

Ingredients:
1 pouch Betty Crocker sugar cookies (1 lb bag)
1 box pistachio instant pudding mix (4 serving size)
1/4 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup butter, melted
2 eggs
1/2 cup dry roasted pistachios, chopped
1/2 cup dried cranberries, chopped

Directions: 

Preheat oven to 350.

In a large bowl mix cookie mix, flour, and pudding mix. Add in melted butter, and eggs and blend well. Fold in pistachios and cranberries. 

Grab a small  ping-pong ball sized dough and roll between your palms. Place on parchment lined baking sheet and flatten with your  fingers.

Bake for 8-10 min.  

DO NOT OVER BAKE. 

THEY BROWN AND LOOSE GREEN COLOR.

 8 min was PERFECT FOR ME, they may look undercooked but THEY'RE NOT.

 Leave on sheet for about 2 min. TRUST ME. 

Cool for 2-5 min on rack. 

ENJOY!!!!