Chocolate Mint Crinkle Cookies
Panera Bread Copycat Recipe
Makes 4 Dozen
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon peppermint extract
1 cup powdered sugar
2 teaspoons green sugar crystals (optional)
mint truffles or candy cane, flavored hershey's kisses
In a small bowl, mix together flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt. In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, oil, eggs, and extracts until well blended. Stir dry mixture into wet mixture until just combined. Cover bowl and refrigerate for two hours. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Mix powdered sugar and green sugar. Roll cookie dough into 1 inch balls, roll in sugar mixture, and place 1 1/2 inches apart on parchment-lined cookies sheets.
Bake for 11-13 minutes. While baking, unwrap Kisses. When cookies are done baking, immediately press a Kiss in each cookie. Place cookie sheet in refrigerator or freezer (Kisses will not hold their shape if allowed to cool at room temperature). When Kisses are set, remove from refrigerator and store in an airtight container.
Source: Food.com
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