Chewy Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

• 1 14 cups butter, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 10 ounces Andes peppermint crunch baking chips, divided
• 34 cup hershey's cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 12 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups flour

1. Cream butter and sugar.
2. Add eggs and vanilla and blend well.
3. Combine cocoa, baking soda, salt and flour; then blend into creamed mixture.
4. Add peppermint baking chips, reserving 1/3 Celsius Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet.
5. Top with a few reserved baking chips.
6. Bake at 350 degrees for 8-9 minutes.
7. Do not overbake.
8. Cookies will soft.
9. They will puff during baking, flatten upon cooling.
10. Cool on cookie sheet until set, about 1 minute; remove to wire rack to cool completely.
11. Makes 4-5 dozen.

butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, baking chips, cocoa, baking soda, salt, flour

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chewy-chocolate-peppermint-cookies-371599 (may not work)