Chocolate Peppermint Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Cookies
2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup unsalted butter, room temp
3/4 cup light brown sugar
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup Andes mints candies (chopped)
Glaze
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
2 drops peppermint extract (to taste)
3 1/2 tablespoons water

Preparation

For cookies:.
preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In med bowl, sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Set Aside. In a mixer beat together the butter with sugars until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating until smooth after each addition and scraping sides of bowl as necessary. Add in Vanilla. On low speed beat in flour mixture a little at a time. Gently mix in chocolate chips and Mint candies.
On ungreased cookie sheet, drop teaspoons of batter bout 2 inches apart. bake until cracked on top, about 8-10 min, rotating pan halfway through cooking. cool completely.
For glaze:.
in small bowl mix together sugar, mint extract, and water until smooth. transfer mixture to a medium resealable plastic bag and snip corner. Drizzle glaze over cooled cookies. Let cookies stand til set, about 10 minute.
Can use festive food coloring in glaze, and/or sprinkle some crushed candy canes.