Chocolate Mint Cookies

• 1 Cup All Purpose Flour
• 1/2 Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 3 tblsp butter, softened
• 3 tblsp unsweetened applesauce
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 tsp peppermint extract
• 1 egg white

1. In a medium bowl, combine flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. Mix well. In a medium mixing bowl, using an electric mixer set on medium speed, beat together brown sugar, granulated sugar, butter, applesauce, vanilla, and peppermint extract. Beat in egg white until blended. At low speed, beat in flour mixture until a soft dough forms.
2. Chill dough for 20-30 minutes.
3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 2 baking sheets with vegetable cooking spray or grease with Shortening. Use a teaspoonful of dough for each cookie, place cookies 1 inch apart, on the prepared baking sheets.
4. Bake cookies until firm, about 10 minutes. Place baking sheets on wire racks and cool slightly. Place cookies on racks and cool completely.

flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt, brown sugar, granulated sugar, tblsp butter, unsweetened applesauce, vanilla, peppermint, egg

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/chocolate-mint-cookies-1211126 (may not work)