Andes Mint Chip Soft Fudgy Chocolate Cookies

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Chocolate Chip Andes Mint Cookies — These quadruple chocolate Andes mint cookies are big, bakery-style cookies that are rich, not overly sweet, and loaded with chocolate and mint chips.

stack of five andes mint cookies

Fudgy Andes Mint Cookies

I’ve always loved Andes Mints. They’re so satiny smooth and just melt in your mouth. So in honor of Saint Patrick’s Day, I made these cookies with Andes Mint Chips in them.

The cookies are are super soft with slight chewiness around the edges. They’re supremely chocolaty with four types of chocolate used: cocoa, chocolate pudding, chocolate chunks, and Andes chips.

They’re thicker, bakery-style cookies that are bold and rich, not overly sweet, and are loaded with melted chocolate and mint chips. As you bite down into the pillowy soft cookies, chocolate just oozes everywhere.

stack of three andes mint cookies surrounded by chocolate chunks

I adapted my recent recipe for Quadruple Chocolate Soft Fudgy Pudding Cookies. Those cookies are my favorite chocolate cookie base, and have been so popular with readers.

They’re so moist and soft, and there’s a nice amount of mint flavor without overpowering the big, bold, chocolate fudge factor.

Happy St. Paddy’s Day!

stack of three andes mint cookies

Ingredients in Chocolate Andes Mint Cookies

To make these chocolate mint cookies with Andes, you’ll need:

  • Unsalted butter
  • Light brown sugar
  • Granulated sugar
  • Eggs 
  • Vanilla extract
  • Instant chocolate pudding mix
  • Unsweetened cocoa powder
  • Instant espresso granules
  • All-purpose flour
  • Baking soda
  • Salt
  • Andes Creme de Menthe Baking Chips
  • Dark chocolate
stack of andes mint cookies surrounded by chocolate chunks

How to Make Andes Chocolate Cookies

These chocolate Andes Mint cookies are so quick and easy to make, although you do have to chill the dough before baking the cookies! Here’s an overview of the baking process:

  1. Cream together the wet ingredients.
  2. Add in the dry ingredients and stir until just combined.
  3. Stir in the Andes baking chips and the chopped chocolate. 
  4. Scoop the dough into large balls and chill for at least 2 hours.
  5. Once the dough is chilled, bake the Andes mint cookies on a Silpat-lined baking tray until the edges have set and tops are just set, even if slightly undercooked and glossy in the center.
  6. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for at least 10 minutes before digging in. 

Baking Tip

Like all my cookie recipes, you must chill the dough if you want thick, bakery-style cookies. Warm dough spreads and your cookies will bake thinner and flatter.

It’s well worth it to me to chill the dough so that when I bite down, I’m taking big, thick bites and not settling for a skimpy, flat cookie. Why bother?

Andes Mint Chip Soft Fudgy Chocolate Cookies - Big, thick, fudgy chocolate cookies with a hint of mint and loads of chocolate in every bite!

Frequently Asked Questions

Can the Andes Baking Chips Be Substituted?

Rather than using chocolate chips, I used Andes Creme de Menthe Baking Chips. The texture is a bit firmer than actual Andes mint bars, although maybe you could chop the bars very finely and use those, although I haven’t tried.

Or you’re welcome to use regular mint baking chips instead. 

Can the Pudding Mix Be Substituted?

The cookies include a packet of instant chocolate pudding mix and there’s no substitutions. 

If you don’t like pudding mix or don’t have it in your area, you can omit it, although the cookies won’t taste the same. Luckily I have oodles of other chocolate cookie recipes (see Related Recipes below) that don’t use it.

The pudding mix helps keep the cookies Softbatch-style soft, supple, and gives them just the right amount of lightness so they’re not overly dense.

Can I Chill the Dough and Then Scoop It? 

I don’t recommend doing so, no. If you try shaping the cookie dough into balls after it’s been chilled, it’ll feel like you’re chiseling into a brick. 

Can the Instant Espresso Be Omitted?

I added a teaspoon of instant espresso granules to the dough. I almost always do with chocolate recipes like browniesenergy bites, or chocolate muffins

It doesn’t make things taste like coffee, it just serves to intensify and round out the chocolate flavor, but omit if you’re concerned.

stack of chocolate mint cookies

Storage Instructions

The chocolate Andes mint cookies are best warm and fresh, but will keep airtight at room temperature for up to 1 week or in the freezer for up to 6 months.

Alternatively, unbaked cookie dough can be stored airtight in the refrigerator for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 6 months, so consider baking only as many cookies as desired and save the remaining dough to be baked in the future when desired.

two chocolate mint cookies

Tips for Making Andes Mint Cookies

Cookie size: These chocolate Andes mint chip cookies are somewhat larger than you may be used to baking at home, but still much smaller than cookies sold in bakeries and coffee shops. I yielded 14 cookies and recommend staying with this size, about 1/4-cup of dough each, and bake for 10 minutes.

Checking for doneness: Chocolate cookies will fool you into thinking they’re not done, and all of a sudden, they’re overdone and dried out. Smaller cookies are more prone to this nasty phenomonon.

Pudding mix: Also, make sure to buy instant chocolate pudding mix and not the cook and serve kind. You also can’t use sugar-free pudding mix in these Andes mint cookies. 

Andes Mint Chip Soft Fudgy Chocolate Cookies - Big, thick, fudgy chocolate cookies with a hint of mint and loads of chocolate in every bite!
Chocolate Chip Andes Mint Cookies — These quadruple chocolate Andes mint cookies are big, bakery-style cookies that are rich, not overly sweet, and loaded with chocolate and mint chips.

Enjoy!

Chocolate Chip Andes Mint Cookies — These quadruple chocolate Andes mint cookies are big, bakery-style cookies that are rich, not overly sweet, and loaded with chocolate and mint chips.

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Andes Mint Chip Soft Fudgy Chocolate Cookies

By Averie Sunshine
These quadruple chocolate Andes mint cookies are big, bakery-style cookies that are rich, not overly sweet, and loaded with chocolate and mint chips.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Chill Time: 2 hours
Total Time: 2 hours 25 minutes
Servings: 14 cookies
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Ingredients  

  • ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened (1 1/2 sticks)
  • ¾ cup light brown sugar, packed
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 packet instant chocolate pudding mix, about 3.7 to 3.9 ounces (not sugar-free and not ‘cook & serve’)
  • ¼ cup unsweetened natural cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon instant espresso granules, optional, but recommended; brings out the chocolate flavor and does not make cookies taste like coffee
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • pinch salt, optional and to taste
  • one 10-ounce bag Andes Creme de Menthe Baking Chips, mint baking chips may be substituted
  • 2.5 to 3 ounces dark chocolate, chopped (I used Trader Joe’s 72% Pound Plus Bar)

Instructions 

  • To the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or large mixing bowl and electric mixer) combine the butter, sugars, eggs, vanilla, and beat on medium-high speed until creamed and well combined, about 4 minutes.
  • Stop, scrape down the sides of the bowl, and add the pudding mix, cocoa, espresso granules, and beat on low speed until just combined, about 1 minute.
  • Stop, scrape down the sides of the bowl, and add the flour, baking soda, optional salt, and beat on low speed until just combined, about 1 minute.
  • Stop, scrape down the sides of the bowl, and add the Andes chips, chopped chocolate, and beat on low speed until just combined, about 30 seconds.
  • Using a large cookie scoop, 1/4-cup measure, or your hands, form approximately 14 equal-sized mounds of dough. Roll into balls, and flatten slightly.
  • Place mounds on a large plate or tray, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, up to 5 days. Do not bake with unchilled dough because cookies will bake thinner, flatter, and be more prone to spreading.
  • Preheat oven to 350F, line a baking sheet with a Silpat or spray with cooking spray.
  • Place dough mounds on baking sheet, spaced at least 2 inches apart (I bake 8 cookies per sheet) and bake for about 10 minutes, or until edges have set and tops are just set, even if slightly undercooked and glossy in the center. Don’t overbake which is easy to do with dark cookies. Cookies firm up as they cool.
  • Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for about 10 minutes before serving. I let them cool on the baking sheet and don’t use a rack.

Notes

  • Cookies are best warm and fresh, but will keep airtight at room temperature for up to 1 week or in the freezer for up to 6 months.
  • Alternatively, unbaked cookie dough can be stored airtight in the refrigerator for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 6 months, so consider baking only as many cookies as desired and save the remaining dough to be baked in the future when desired.
  • Recipe adapted from my Quadruple Chocolate Soft Fudgy Pudding Cookies.

Nutrition

Serving: 1, Calories: 434kcal, Carbohydrates: 52g, Protein: 6g, Fat: 23g, Saturated Fat: 13g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g, Cholesterol: 59mg, Sodium: 175mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 32g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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  1. 5 stars
    These turned out great! Usually double chocolate cookies don’t have the right texture, but these were super yummy!!

  2. 5 stars
    These turned out great! Usually double chocolate cookies don’t have the right texture, but these were super yummy!!

    1. Thanks for the 5 star review and I am glad these turned out great! And I know what you mean about double chocolate cookies and texture and it’s why I created this recipe to be different – because cocoa powder can dry things out if you don’t take care with the other ingredients to combat that.

  3. 5 stars
    Wonderful cookies- rich, fudgey, with just the right accents of mint to make me dream of Christmas in May ;) 

    Definitely a keeper- thanks so much! x

  4. 5 stars
    Wonderful cookies- rich, fudgey, with just the right accents of mint to make me dream of Christmas in May ;) 

    Definitely a keeper- thanks so much! x

    1. Thanks for the 5 star review and glad they gave you some Christmas spirit, in May!

  5. Made these tonight without the pudding mix since that was the only thing I didn’t have on hand. They came out nice and soft though. I used a little less than a full teaspoon of espresso powder just because I didn’t have the pudding and still didn’t taste the coffee at all. Also chilled just a little less than the full 2 hours but they didn’t spread much.

  6. My dough is chilling in the fridge right now and I’m so excited to try them cooked! The dough was to die for!!! I really enjoy baking cookies but I’ve never seen pudding in a recipe before so I’m excited to see how these bake up!

    1. Oh I know you’re going to love them! LMK how they turn out! (glad you liked the dough!)

  7. These cookies are excellent! They tasted fantastic warm from the oven, completely cool a few hours later, and even straight from the freezer (we put the extra baked cookies into the freezer after the first day to keep them fresh). I baked them for 11 minutes, but I think they could have used another minute. I love Andes Mints, and these cookies did not disappoint.

    1. So glad you loved them and if there’s always oven variance with baking times and taste prefs but bake a smidge longer if you think they need it. Glad you think they’re excellent!