Chocolate Mint Cut-Out Cookies

• 1 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 Land O Lakes Egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
• 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 1 to 2 tablespoons milk

1. Combine 1 cup butter, sugar, egg, vanilla and 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract in bowl.
2. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy.
3. Add flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; beat at low speed until well mixed.
4. Divide dough in half.
5. Shape each half into ball; flatten to 1/2-inch thickness.
6. Wrap each half in plastic food wrap.
7. Refrigerate 1 hour or overnight until firm.
8. Heat oven to 400F.
9. Roll out dough on lightly floured surface, one-half at a time (keeping remaining dough refrigerated), to 1/8-inch thickness.
10. Cut with 4- to 5-inch cookie cutter.
11. Place 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
12. Bake 6-8 minutes or until set.
13. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet; remove to cooling rack.
14. Cool completely.
15. Combine powdered sugar, 1/4 cup butter and 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract in bowl.
16. Beat at low speed, scraping bowl often and gradually adding enough milk for desired spreading consistency.
17. Frost and decorate cooled cookies as desired..

butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, peppermint, flour, unsweetened cocoa, baking soda, salt, powdered sugar, butter, peppermint, milk

Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/1341/chocolate-mint-cut-out-cookies (may not work)