Peppermint Double Chocolate Cookies
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Recipe type: Cookies
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Serves: 25
 
Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ½ teaspoons vanilla
  • ½ - 1 teaspoon mint extract or ⅛ teaspoon peppermint oil
  • 2 egg whites
  • 2 cups chocolate chips divided
  • 1½ teaspoon baking powder
  • 1½ cups flour
  • ¼ cup water
  • ¾ cup powdered sugar
Instructions
  1. Melt 1 cup of the chocolate chips.
  2. Beat butter and sugar.
  3. Add in vanilla, egg whites, mint extract (start with lower amount) and melted chocolate chips.
  4. Add in baking powder, flour, and water. Mix will. Adjust mint in necessary.
  5. Fold in 1 cup of chocolate chips.
  6. If dough is extremely soft, refrigerate for 15 minutes stirring 3 or 4 times. You don't want the dough firm or the powdered sugar won't stick as well.
  7. Use a cookie scoop and fill level with dough. Drop into bowl with the powdered sugar and roll until generously coated.
  8. Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes. Cool a minute or two on the pan and transfer to cooling rack. Cookies with be quite soft and gooey until cooled off.Melt 1 cup of the chocolate chips.
  9. Beat butter and sugar.
  10. Add in vanilla, egg whites, mint extract (start with less) and melted chocolate chips.
  11. Add in baking powder, flour, and water. Mix will. Adjust mint in necessary.
  12. Fold in 1 cup of chocolate chips.
  13. Roll into balls and roll in powdered sugar.
  14. Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes. Cool a minute or two on the pan and transfer to cooling rack. Cookies with be quite soft and gooey until cooled off.
Recipe by From This Kitchen Table at https://www.fromthiskitchentable.com/peppermint-double-chocolate-cookies-2/