Minty-rrific
1 cup all purpose flour
3 heaping tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter
2/3 cup (packed) brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoons peppermint extract
1 bag semisweet morsels
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
Sift flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt into bowl. Beat butter and both sugars in bowl until well blended. Add egg, 2 teaspoons water, vanilla, and peppermint blend well. Beat in flour mixture. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop dough by tablespoonfuls onto baking sheets. Bake 9-11 minutes - cookies should be just set.
My husband has a substantial sweet tooth, so for our first Christmas together (we weren't married at this point) I thought it would be nice to create a cookie just for him. I hadn't been baking for very long at this point, so I read articles online and in cookbooks to help me decide on proportions of ingredients. The final recipe was definitely not my first try, but he calls it "a keeper".
on 05/21/07
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