Peppermint Bon Bon Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    8 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
    1/2 cup unsalted butter
    1 1/2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
    1/2 cup finely crushed hard peppermint candy
    6 tablespoons granulated sugar
    3 large eggs
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    1 teaspoon peppermint extract
    1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
    3/4 teaspoon baking powder
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    1/2 cup semisweet chocolate morsel
    additional coarsely crushed hard peppermint candy, divided
    1/2 cup powdered sugar (optional)
    2 1/2 teaspoons milk (optional)
    1/2 cup semisweet chocolate morsel, melted (optional)
Preparation
    Combine first 3 ingredients in a large saucepan; cook over low heat until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat, and stir in 1/2 cup crushed peppermint and 6 tablespoons sugar. Let cool 30 minutes.
    Add eggs to melted chocolate, 1 at a time, stirring well. Stir in extracts.
    Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; add to chocolate mixture, stirring until combined. Stir in chocolate morsels. Cover and chill dough 2 hours or until firm enough to shape.
    Shape dough into 1 1/2\" balls; place on parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Bake at 325\u00b0 for 12 to 13 minutes or until cookies are puffed and cracked on top. Sprinkle coarsely crushed peppermints onto cookies; press candy lightly into cookies. Let cookies cool 5 minutes on baking sheets. Transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
    Whisk together powdered sugar and milk; drizzle over cooled cookies, if desired. Drizzle with melted chocolate, if desired. Sprinkle cookies again with chopped peppermint, if desired. Let cookies stand until glaze and chocolate are firm.

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