Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

Ingredients

• 2-¼ cups All-purpose Flour
• ¾ cups Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
• 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
• ¼ teaspoons Salt
• 1 cup Unsalted Butter, Softened
• 1 cup Packed Light Brown Sugar
• ¾ cups Granulated Sugar
• 2 whole Eggs
• 1-½ teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
• ½ teaspoons Pure Peppermint Extract
• 2 cups Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
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• FOR THE GLAZE:
• ¾ cups Powdered Sugar
• ¼ teaspoons Pure Peppermint Extract
• 3-½ teaspoons Milk Or Half-and-Half
• Finely Crushed Candy Canes (optional)

Preparation Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside. In the bowl of your mixer, beat butter with the sugars until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until smooth after each addition. Scrape sides of bowl as necessary. Add vanilla and peppermint extracts. On low speed, mix in the flour mixture a little at a time. Gently mix in the chocolate chips with a wooden spoon.

Place teaspoons of dough on an ungreased cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart. Bake for 7-8 minutes. Cool for one minute on the pan before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Drizzle glaze over the top of the cooled cookies. Sprinkle with crushed candy canes while glaze is still wet. Let cookies stand for 10-20 minutes until set.

Note: to make the glaze, simply mix the powdered sugar, peppermint extract, and milk or half-and-half until smooth and the consistency desired.