Chocolate Mint Christmas Cookies
Get into the holiday spirit with these cookies that will make you wish it was Christmas every day of the year.
Yield
36 servingsPrep
20 minCook
10 minReady
30 minLow Cholesterol, Trans-fat Free, Low Carb, Low Sodium
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup |
butter
|
|
| 1 | cup |
sugar
|
|
| 1 | each |
eggs
beaten |
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
mint extract
|
*
|
| ½ | cup |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
baking powder
|
|
| 2 | ounces |
unsweetened chocolate
unsweetened |
|
| 1 | x |
non-paralleils
multi-colored |
* |
| 2 | teaspoons |
water
|
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | ml |
butter
|
|
| 237 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 1 | each |
eggs
beaten |
|
| 2.5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
mint extract
|
*
|
| 118 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
| 57.8 | ml/g |
unsweetened chocolate
unsweetened |
|
| 1 | x |
non-paralleils
multi-colored |
* |
| 1E+1 | ml |
water
|
|
Directions
Beat butter until soft; gradually add sugar and blend until creamy. Mix in beaten egg and extracts.
Stir salt and baking powder into flour; stir into butter/sugar mixture.
Melt chocolate in water over a double-boiler; add to dough. Form into a long roll approximately 2 to 3 inches wide. Wrap dough with plastic wrap and chill overnight.
Slice dough ¼ inch thick and place on greased cookie sheet. Sprinkle with non-paralleils and press in slightly with back of spoon. Bake in 400℉ (200℃) oven for 8 to 10 minutes. Cool cookies on rack.
