Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

Dish type: dessert

Serves: 40

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3/4 cup confectioners sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 3 1/2 teaspoons half and half or milk
  • 1 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 2 drops peppermint extract
  • ¼ - ½ teaspoon salt, start with ¼ teaspoon and add more to taste
  • 2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips (regular or mini's)
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

  1. For the cookies: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. In a medium bowl sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside. In a mixer beat together the butter with the sugars until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating until smooth after each addition and scraping the sides of the bowl as necessary. Add vanilla. On a low speed beat in the flour mixture a little at a time. Gently mix in chocolate chips.
  3. On an ungreased cookie sheet, drop teaspoons of the batter about 2 inches apart. Bake until just cracked on top, about 8 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through the cooking time. Flatten the cookies slightly with a spatula after removing from oven. Cool completely.
  4. For the glaze: In a small bowl mix together the sugar; mint extract and milk until smooth. Transfer mixture to a medium resealable plastic bag and snip off a tiny bit of the corner. Drizzle glaze over cooled cookies. Let cookies stand until set, about 10-20 minutes.
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