Chocolate Mint Cookies
 
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Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 24
Ingredients
  • 1 cup bittersweet chocolate chips (Enjoy Life or Ghiradelli)
  • ⅔ cup coconut sugar
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened (or palm shortening for dairy-free)
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1 egg
  • 1¼ cups flour (gluten free blend, almond or all-purpose)
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon pink himalayan salt
  • FROSTING:
  • 1 cup bittersweet chocolate chips (Enjoy Life or Ghiradelli)
  • 2 teaspoons honey
  • 1 - 1½ teaspoons peppermint extract
Instructions
  1. Melt chocolate chips.
  2. Add coconut sugar, butter, and water until combined.
  3. Beat in egg.
  4. Add dry ingredients and stir until thoroughly combined.
  5. Chill in refrigerator 1 hour.
  6. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  7. Form dough into balls and flatten slightly while placing on a cookie sheet lined with parchment or a silicone baking mat.
  8. Bake 12-14 minutes until edges look dry.
  9. Remove from oven and let cool.
  10. FROSTING:
  11. Melt chocolate chips and stir in honey and peppermint extract.
  12. Spread frosting onto each cookie and let cool to set frosting.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1 cookie Calories: 159 Fat: 10g Carbohydrates: 18g Sodium: 65mg Fiber: 1g Protein: 2g
Recipe by at https://www.cookingupclean.com/chocolate-mint-cookies/