Chocolate Peppermint Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 cup butter, at room temperature
1 cup sugar
1 None large egg
1/4 cup all purpose flour
1/4 cup self-raising flour
2/3 cup cocoa powder
1/3 cup powdered sugar
1/2 tsp peppermint extract
2 tsp milk
2 oz chocolate-covered peppermint creams, chopped

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F. Line 2 baking trays with parchment paper.
Using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar in a medium bowl until pale and creamy. Add the egg and beat until combined. Sift flours and cocoa powder over butter mixture. Using a wooden spoon, stir to combine.
Roll level tablespoons of dough into balls. Place on prepared trays. Using the palm of your hand, flatten each ball slightly. Using your thumb, make an indent at the center of each cookies. Bake for 12 mins. Cool on trays for 5 mins then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Place sifted powdered sugar, peppermint extract and milk in a small bowl. Stir to combine. Spoon teaspoons of mint mixture into indent in the cookies (icing will fill hole and overflow slightly on to cookie surface). Sprinkle with chopped peppermint creams.