peppermint-dark chocolate chippers Recipe
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Ingredients
2-1/4 cups whole wheat pastry flour 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 14 tablespoons unsalted butter (or Earth Balance, which is what I used) at room temp. 3/4 cup sugar (I used Sugar in the Raw, like always) 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar 1 teaspoon coarse Kosher salt (ONLY if you used the unsalted butter) 2 teaspoons peppermint extract 2 large eggs (or 1/2 cup applesauce) 2 cups dark chocolate chips (vegans -- these will also work perfectly if you can't find dark chocolate that's dairy free)How to make peppermint-dark chocolate chippers
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Whisk together flour and baking soda in a bowl.
- Put butter (or Earth Balance) and both sugars in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat on medium speed until pale and fluffy; about 2 minutes.
- Reduce speed to low. Add salt (if you used unsalted butter), peppermint extract, and eggs (or applesauce), and mix until combined; about 1 minute.
- Add flour mixture and mix until JUST combined.
- Stir in chocolate chips.
- Drop heaping tablespoons (and, yes, I measured them out -- see above -- to be that size for once) onto a nonstick baking sheet, spacing 2 inches apart.
- Bake cookies until centers are set and edges are golden -- about 10 to 12 minutes. Be sure to rotate sheets halfway through the backing process.
- Let cool on sheets for 2 minutes . . . and then transfer cookies to wire racks to cool completely.
- Store cookies in airtight containers (they should be good for up to 1 week!)
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