Chocolate Mint Wafer Cookies
This recipe is adapted from Tish Boyle's The Good Cookie. The original calls for mint extract but I use peppermint oil. Add in drop by drop how strong a mint flavor you'd like in your cookies.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Peppermint oil to taste
Instructions
- Measure the dry in a mixing bowl; whisk to mix it all together.
- Cream the butter in a stand up mixer; gradually add in the sugar. Scrape the bottom and mix again. Add in the vanilla and drops of peppermint oil to taste. More for a stronger mint flavor, less for a light mint flavor. Add in the flour and mix until combined.
- Divide the dough in half and roll into logs. Chill until very firm.
- When ready to bake, slice and place on parchment lined sheept pans. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for about 10 minutes, or until crisp on the outside. The middles may be a bit soft but they dry out as they cool.
- Transfer to a cooling rack and let cool completely.