Chocolate Mint Chip Cookies

My third son devours anything with mints.  My mother in-law found these mint chips at a little shop and I knew they would be perfect with a chocolate cookie. 

Recipe adapted from Food Network

Ingredients:

4 ounces baking chocolate

2 cups granulated sugar

2 sticks butter softened

3 large eggs

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 scoop chocolate protein powder

¼ cup cocoa powder

1 teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon salt

1 cup mint chips

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. Put the chocolate in a microwave safe bowl and melt.  Stir and allow to cool.
3. Add sugar and butter to a stand mixer and beat on medium until combined.
4. With the mixer on low drizzle in the cooled chocolate. Scrape the bowl and mix again.
5. Mix in eggs one at a time and then the vanilla.
6. Combine the flour, cocoa powder, protein powder, baking powder, and salt in a bowl and stir together. 
7. Add the dry mixture gradually mixing on low.
8. Add the mint chips and fold in.
9. Use a small cookie scooper to place tablespoon size balls on the baking sheet.
10. Bake 11-13 minutes until set.
11. Allow to cool on the baking sheet for 2 minutes. Then transfer to a wire rack.
12. Optional: Sprinkle with powdered sugar once cool.
13. Store in an air tight container.