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chocolate mint cookies

Mint And Chocolate Cookies

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes

Servings

3 Servings

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

Instructions

  • 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!!