Get a load of those crisp and sharp edges. Allow the cookies to cool on a wire rack before decorating. Place the cookies on a lined baking sheet, leaving about 1" of space all the way around each cookie. I used a nice dark chocolate to get this rich color. The darker cocoa powder you use, the deeper the color of the cookies. Repeat until you have no dough left to roll. Use your favorite cookie cutters to squeeze in as many cookies as you can get from the first roll. Roll the dough out into a round until it's about ¼" thick. Allow the dough to soften a bit at room temperature before rolling out. Divide the dough into two or three disks, wrap in plastic wrap and chill for at least 1-2 hours or overnight. ![]() The dough should just come together, don't overmix. □ Sift together the all of the dry ingredients before mixing the dough. Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas, kiss my ass. Even the grinchiest of Scrooges can handle baking up a batch, and they taste like actual Christmas cheer. I highly suggest sending these easy to make, fantastically festive Peppermint Mocha Cookies to all of your friends, family, and that dumb guy who's name you drew for the secret santa work party. It's just the right amount of cheer without going all Clark Griswold on ya. The rich notes of cocoa and espresso are warm and sophisticated, the white chocolate dip adds a kiss of sweetness, and the peppermint brings a twinkle of holiday tingle. These Peppermint Mocha Cookies are an ideal canvas for decorating any way you wish, but I went minimalist by dunking them in smooth and melty white chocolate and topped them off with cheery peppermint sprinkles. It rolls out like a playdough dream and bakes up with edges as sharp as the blade of a freshly sharpened ice skate. This dough is like an actual Christmas miracle. I adapted the dough into a rich, dark chocolate cookie laced with a hint of espresso. I based the cookie recipe on an old standby favorite, my Big Pink Cookies. Now that we've established that all I want for Christmas is a bottomless mug of Hot Toddys, I can get in the spirit and share my new recipe for Peppermint Mocha Cookies. Either hell froze over or my holiday spirit was fueled by spirits, and I'm not talking about the ghost of Christmas past. ![]() I started to get sleepy, so I mixed in a hint of espresso powder. That lead me down candy cane lane, and before I knew it I was rolling out dough and cutting it into cute and festive little holiday shapes. Then, I began dreaming of a white chocolate cookie, just like the ones I used to know. I started with a simple Black and White Cookie concept that would somehow incorporate peppermint. The development of this recipe directly reflects the chaotic hustle of the holiday bustle. Every season I end up living a repeat of holiday procrastination mixed with a guilty mad dash to make spirits bright a few days before C day. The forced cheer and madness of the holidays brings out the Ebenezer in me. ![]() Every year it feels like I am living in a mashup of of Bill Murray's characters from Groundhog Day and Scrooged. It's now a mere 9 days before Christmas and I've yet to buy a single gift or post a Christmas cookie recipe. I mean, I'm over here still trying to plan my Halloween costume for this year. This year I had big plans of splendid wintery recipes for the blog, but once again, I've been plagued by amnesia of the recurring holiday sneak.
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