Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

• Cookies
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter, room temp
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1 cup Andes mints candies (chopped)
• Glaze
• 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 drops peppermint extract (to taste)
• 3 1/2 tablespoons water

1. For cookies:.
2. preheat oven to 350 degrees.
3. In med bowl, sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Set Aside. In a mixer beat together the butter with sugars until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating until smooth after each addition and scraping sides of bowl as necessary. Add in Vanilla. On low speed beat in flour mixture a little at a time. Gently mix in chocolate chips and Mint candies.
4. On ungreased cookie sheet, drop teaspoons of batter bout 2 inches apart. bake until cracked on top, about 8-10 min, rotating pan halfway through cooking. cool completely.
5. For glaze:.
6. in small bowl mix together sugar, mint extract, and water until smooth. transfer mixture to a medium resealable plastic bag and snip corner. Drizzle glaze over cooled cookies. Let cookies stand til set, about 10 minute.
7. Can use festive food coloring in glaze, and/or sprinkle some crushed candy canes.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-peppermint-cookies-344612 (may not work)