Today’s adventure in baking was a recipe from a tried and true website, Sally’s Baking Addiction. I have made umpteen recipes from that site, as well as purchasing one of her cookbooks, and everything is always excellent.
Chocolate peppermint cookies. Well, it goes without saying that you have to like peppermint, because they are quite pepperminty. The cookies are a nice combo of chocolate and peppermint and are a bit chewier than a sugar cookie but pillowy enough not to be dry in anyway, AND they have chocolate chips in, yum. The cookie is topped with an American buttercream flavored with peppermint, and then topped with crushed candy canes which gives them a nice holiday color. Rich, pretty, and a great choice for gift giving (today it’s the UPS and Fed Ex driver). I’ve given them about an hour sitting out in the air so that the buttercream gets a light crust on it and then I can stack them carefully for gift giving. Highly recommend her website and recipes!
