Dessert: Chocolate Mint Cookies
Published in ArcaMax Chef
1 cup butter, softened
1 and one half cups granulated sugar
One half cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
One half tsp. peppermint extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
One third unsweetened cocoa
One half tsp baking powder
Pinch of salt
12 creme de menthe candies cut in half diagonally
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine butter, 1 cup of granulated sugar and brown sugar in a bowl and beat with mixer until creamy. Add egg, vanilla and peppermint extract and continue beating until well mixed. Add flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt and continue beating. Shape dough into 1-inch balls and roll through remaining sugar. Place on an ungreased baking sheet and bake for 10 - 13 minutes. As soon as you remove them from the oven press one half of a creme de menthe candy on each cookie. Cool before serving.
The Skinny: Use your favorite sugar and egg substitute.
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