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Holiday Recipe: Double Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
Ingredients
  • 1 1/8 cups flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1/4 + 1/8 cup pure maple syrup I prefer the dark
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
  • 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • Crushed candy canes
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
  2. Combine dry ingredients in a medium-sized bowl and set aside
  3. Cream butter and maple syrup.
  4. Fold in egg and extracts
  5. Add in dry ingredients (don't over-mix)
  6. Stir in chocolate chips
  7. Space cookies out about 2 inches apart on an un-greased cookie sheet
  8. Bake for 8-10 minutes at 350 degrees F.
  9. As soon as cookies are removed from the oven, sprinkle crushed candy canes on top and gently press into the cookies (if added before baking, they will melt)
  10. Remove from baking sheet and allow to cool completely