Mint Choc Chip Christmas Cupcakes

Enjoy these Mint Chocolate Chip Christmas Cupcakes as a treat this holiday season. With a cool mint flavor and tiny chocolate chips all over them, these are the perfect holiday dessert for your Christmas celebrations.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh mint leaves
• Green food coloring optional
• Mint extract optional
• Vanilla frosting
• Green sprinkles
• Red and white striped candy canes for decoration

Instructions:

Warm up the oven to 350F 175C and put paper liners in a cupcake pan

Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl

Melt the butter and mix it with the sugar in a different bowl until it is light and fluffy

One egg at a time, making sure to mix well after each addition

Add the vanilla extract and mix well

Add the dry ingredients to the wet ones slowly, mixing in the milk every so often, until the batter is smooth

Cut up the mint leaves and add them to the chocolate chips

If you want a stronger mint flavor and color, you can add green food coloring and mint extract

Fill each liner about two thirds of the way to the top with cupcake batter

In a hot oven, bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick stuck in the middle comes out clean

Take the cupcakes out of the oven and let them cool in the pan for a few minutes

Then, move them to a wire rack to finish cooling

After the cupcakes are completely cool, cover them in vanilla frosting and sprinkle green sugar on top

Crush some candy canes with red and white stripes and sprinkle the pieces on top of the frosted cupcakes to finish off the Christmas theme

Enjoy your Mint Chocolate Chip Christmas Cupcakes