Two weeks ago my daughter Reena got this recipe from her friend and made these cookies for us to enjoy and to share with neighbors and I have to say I was in Heaven! These were so moist so pepperminty that sent the whole house smelling like Christmas the instant it came out. So naturally these are adopted into the Stevens Christmas traditional cookies right away! And Debrie added an extra teaspoon of peppermint to make it even more amazing!
1 stick of butter softened
1/2 cup brown sugar
2/3 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1/2 tsp of vanilla extract
1 tsp peppermint extract (add 1 more for that strong flavor:)
Cream together all the above ingredients until fluffy and lighter color.
Next add,
1 2/3 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 tsp salt
Then add,
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
1/2 powdered sugar, for rolling
24 Hershey Kisses Candy Cane variety to insert in the middle of the cookies after they're baked for a more decorative look
Scoop and roll the dough into a ball and roll in the powdered sugar and bake for 9 minutes @350 degrees F.
