How to Make Tasty Chocolate Peppermint Cookies!

Two favourite flavours combine to make this a popular cookie.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 2 cups flour
• 6 tablespoons real cocoa
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups butter
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract

1. Butter your cookie pans.
   
   Mix together the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt.
   
   Cream together the butter and sugar.
   
   Beat in the eggs and peppermint into the butter mixture. Slowly blend in the flour mixture. Mix well.

2. Cover and chill until firm.
   
   Heat oven to 350 degrees.
   
   Place generous spoonfuls of the dough, in rows, on the prepared pans. Leave spaces between.
   
   Press each cookie gently with a sugared glass until about 1/8 inch thick.

3. Bake for approximately 10 minutes or until cookies move freely on pan.
   
   Cool on racks. Enjoy!

Tips & Warnings

• None.

[jull14]

on 7/6/2009 Thank you for sharing this information with me, it is very interesting, helpful for many here at ehow and the article is well written and easy to follow, thanks so much.

[juliebmack]

on 11/12/2008 This sounds so good!