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Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or use silicone baking mats. Crush the peppermint by placing in ziploc bag and lightly hit with a rolling pin. How to make Chocolate Peppermint Slice and Bake Cookies: First, you'll make your chocolate peppermint dough.
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To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have chocolate peppermint slice and bake cookies using 10 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Chocolate Peppermint Slice and Bake Cookies:
- Take 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour, + extra for hands & work surface
- Make ready 3/4 cup unsweetened natural cocoa powder
- Prepare 1/4 tsp. salt
- Make ready 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- Make ready 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- Prepare 1/4 cup brown sugar
- Make ready 1 large egg, at room temperature
- Get 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- Take 1 tsp. peppermint extract
- Take 1 (4 oz.) baking bar semi-sweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
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Steps to make Chocolate Peppermint Slice and Bake Cookies:
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder and salt. Set this aside.
- In a separate large bowl, either using a hand mixer or a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, beat the butter on med-high speed until smooth and creamy, about a minute or two. Then beat in the sugar until fluffy and combined. Beat in the egg, vanilla and peppermint extract. Use a rubber spatula to scrape the sides of the bowl as needed.
- Switch the mixer to low speed and add in the dry ingredients. Mix until just combined. Then flour your hands and a work surface lightly. Turn out the dough onto the floured surface and seperate the dough into two even amounts.
- Roll the dough into two seperate logs, roughly 8 inches in length and about 2 1/2 in in diameter. Wrap each log tightly in plastic wrap and place them in the fridge for at least 4 hours and up to 5 days. You could also freeze the dough logs at this point, for up to 3 months. To thaw, place them in the fridge overnight, then continue on with the baking process from there.
- When you're ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a couple of large baking trays with either parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
- Working one at a time, unwrap the dough log and slice into equally sized cookies. You should get about 11-12 per log.
- Place the cookies on the prepared baking sheet, about 2 inches apart from each other. Bake for 11-13 minutes. Allow them to cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Once cooled, melt the 4 oz. semi-sweet chocolate according to its packages directions and drizzle over the top of each cookie. Allow the chocolate to set completely (about 30 or so minutes) before storing them.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
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