Mint And Chocolate Cookies
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- 3 1/2 dozen cookies ServingsServings
Ingredients
- 1-1/2 cups:flour
- 3/4 cup:unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon:salt
- 3/4 cup (1-1/2 sticks):unsalted butter or margarine, room temperature
- 3/4 teaspoon:peppermint extract
- 1/2 teaspoon:vanilla extract
- 1 cup:sugar
- 1 large:egg
- 6 ounces:bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, chopped
Preparation
- Whisk flour, cocoa powder, and salt in medium bowl to blend.
- Using electric mixer, beat butter or margarine in large bowl until smooth.
- Beat in peppermint extract and vanilla extract.
- Beat in sugar in 3 additions.
- Add egg and beat until blended.
- Add dry ingredients and beat just until blended (dough will be sticky).
- Divide dough between 2 sheets of plastic wrap.
- Using plastic wrap as aid, form dough on each into 2-inch-diameter log.
- Wrap with plastic and refrigerate dough until well chilled, at least 2 hours.
- (Dough can be prepared 1 day ahead. Keep refrigerated.)
- Preheat to 350. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Unwrap cookie dough logs; roll briefly on work surface to form smooth round logs.
- Cut logs crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick rounds. Place rounds on prepared baking sheets, spacing 1 inch apart.Cut logs crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick rounds. Place rounds on prepared baking sheets, spacing 1 inch apart.
- Bake cookies until tops and edges are dry to touch, about 15 minutes. Transfer baking sheets with cookies to racks; cool completely.
- Stir chocolate in top of double boiler set over simmering water until melted and smooth.
- Remove from over water. Cool melted chocolate until slightly thickened but still pourable, about 10 minutes.
- Dip fork into melted chocolate, then wave fork back and forth over cookies, drizzling melted chocolate thickly over cookies in zigzag pattern.
- Refrigerate cookies on baking sheets until chocolate is set, about 10 minutes. (Cookies can be made 1 week ahead.
- Refrigerate in airtight container between sheets of parchment paper or waxed paper.)
- Makes about 3-1/2 dozen.
Just like thin mints!!