Mint Chocolate Slice-and-Bake Cookies

Name: Mint Chocolate Slice-and-Bake Cookies
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 5 h
Ingredients: 1½ cups (180 g) all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface and hands; ¾ cup (65 g) unsweetened natural or Dutch-process cocoa powder; ¾ cup (65 g) unsweetened natural or Dutch-process cocoa powder; ¼ teaspoon salt; ¾ cup (1½ sticks, or 180 g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature; ¾ cup (150 g) granulated sugar; ¼ cup (60 g) packed brown sugar; 1 large egg, room temperature; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon pure peppermint extract; 2 (4 ounces, or 113 g, each) bars semi-sweet chocolate, coarsely chopped

Preparation info

Yield:
24
cookies

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
5 hr

Appears in

Sally's Cookie Addiction

By Sally McKenney

Published 2017

About

And, of course, I have a chocolate version of slice-and-bakes! Think of these as Chocolate Sugar Cookies without the rolling pin, royal icing, or cookie cutters. Peppermint extract gives the cookies even more flavor, but they wouldn’t be lacking if you didn’t have any on hand.

Ingredients

1½ cups (180 g) all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface and hands
¾ cup (65

Cookies
Vegetarian

Method

Whisk the flour, cocoa powder, and salt together in a medium bowl. Set aside.
In a large bowl, using a handheld mixer or a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter on medium-high speed until smooth, about 1 minute. Add the granulated sugar and brown sugar, and beat on medium-high speed until creamed, about 2 minutes. Add the egg, vanilla ext