M&M Holiday Mint Chocolate Cookies

🧂 Ingredients

• 5 ounces (140 g) bittersweet chocolate

  roughly chopped
• ¾ cup (90 g) unbleached all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons (15 g) unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
• ½ cup (4 oz; 115 g) unsalted butter, softened

  softened
• ⅓ cup (70 g) packed dark brown sugar
• ¼ cup (50 g) granulated sugar
• 1 large egg

  room temperature
• ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• ¼ teaspoon pure peppermint extract
• ¾ cup (150 g) M&M Holiday mints

Instructions

• 1 Place the chopped bittersweet chocolate in a microwave-proof glass bowl and heat
  at 20 second increments, stirring between each interval, until the chocolate is
  just melted. Set aside and allow the chocolate to cool for 5 to 10 minutes or
  until lukewarm.
• 2 In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
  Set aside. Using stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter at
  medium speed for a minute until creamy. Add the brown sugar and granulated sugar
  and beat until light and fluffy, about 2 to 3 minutes. Add the egg, peppermint,
  and vanilla extract and beat until well combined. Beat in the melted (lukewarm)
  chocolate. On low speed, slowly add the flour mixture until just absorbed. Using
  a rubber spatula, scrape the bottom of the bowl to ensure that all of the
  ingredients are well incorporated.
• 3 Gently stir in the M&M holiday mints. Scoop the dough into 1-inch balls and set
  on a plate. Cover with plastic wrap and allow the dough to chill in the fridge
  for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until firm.
• 4 Preheat the oven to 350°F (176°C) with a rack in the center position. Transfer
  the chilled cookie dough balls onto a parchment-lined half sheet pan, setting
  them apart by about 2 to 3 inches. I recomend only baking 8 cookies on one sheet
  pan.
• 5 Bake for 10 to 14 minutes, rotating the pan halfway, or until the cookies have
  set on the outer edges, but are still somewhat soft in the center. Remove and
  allow the cookies to cool completely on a cooling rack.

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