Chocolate Mint Cut out Cookies
"One of my husband's favorite cookies. They come out soft and chewy if you cook them just right. Frost them if you want; sometimes I don't."
- Ready In:
- 1hr 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Yields:
-
36 cookies
ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1⁄2 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 2 cups flour
- 1⁄2 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
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Frosting
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1⁄4 cup butter, softened
- 1⁄2 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 1 -2 tablespoon milk
directions
- Cream the butter and sugar. Add the egg and extracts beating until fluffy. Stir in all the remaining dry ingredients on low speed until well mixed.
- Divide the dough in half; wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 hour.
- Roll dough on a lightly floured board to 1/8th inch thickness. Cut into shapes and place on ungreased cookie sheets.
- Bake at 400 degrees F for 6-8 minutes or until set. Cool.
- For frosting: combine the butter, sugar and extract. Gradually add just enough milk for spreading consistency.
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I'm a stay at home mom with 3 adorable children-an 8 year old daredevil son, a 5 1/2 year old princess and a wild little 2 year old girl! I love to cook, and like having my little helpers in the kitchen!
I usually love recipes that are completely from scratch (I still love them actually) but right now my focus is on having any kind of food ready by mealtime! It's a little crazy here lately. Every summer we have a huge organic garden, apple orchard and raspberry and blueberry patches, along with a woods full of wild foods waiting for me to learn what they are so I can collect them. I'm learning about wild mushrooms first, so if anyone has any tips, let me know. We also eat wild venison which my husband and I hunt ourselves. It's our favorite meat, since it's lean, organic and cheap! Some of my hobbies are: hiking, biking, rock climbing, gardening, playing in the water with my kids, or just swinging in the hammock with a good book. I go stir crazy if I spend too much time inside.
