Andes Mint Chocolate Cookies

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 13 cup unsweetened Dutch-processed cocoa powder (I recommend Callebaut brand)
• 12 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 12 cups granulated sugar
• 12 cup brown sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 12 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 12 andes creme de menthe thin candies, cut in half diagonally

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Sift together flour, cocoa powder, and baking powder.
2. Set aside.
3. Combine butter, 1 cup of granulated sugar, brown sugar, and pinch salt in a bowl and beat with hand mixer until creamy.
4. Add egg, vanilla, and peppermint extract and continue beating until well mixed.
5. Add the sifted ingredients from step 1 to the mixture and thoroughly combine.
6. Once everything is incorporated, shape dough into 1-inch balls and roll them in the remaining 1/2 cup of granulated sugar.
7. Place sugared dough balls on a baking sheet and bake for 10-13 minutes.
8. As soon as the cookies are removed from the oven, press one half of an Andes creme de menthe candy onto each cookie.
9. Allow cookies to cool before serving.

flour, dutch, baking powder, butter, sugar, brown sugar, salt, egg, vanilla, peppermint, andes creme

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/andes-mint-chocolate-cookies-293457 (may not work)