Chocolate Peppermint Blossoms

Submitted by Stephanie Z.

"My mom makes these cookies at Christmas time, and they are one of my husband's favorite all-time cookies"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 2 dozen

ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1⁄4 cup dark cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 12 ounces peppermint-flavored chocolate (Hershey's candy-cane red-and-white striped)

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Cream butter and sugar.
3. Add eggs and vanilla and mix well until fluffy.
4. Add flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. Mix well.
5. Refrigerate for about 1 hour until easy to handle.
6. Form into 1-inch diameter balls.
7. Bake 8-10 minutes until bottoms are firm.
8. Remove from oven. Press a kiss into each cookie.
9. Transfer cookie sheet immediately to the refrigerator (or kisses will melt) and refrigerate until cool.