Chocolate Mint Cut-Out Cookies

Name: Chocolate Mint Cut-Out Cookies
Prep time: 60 min
Total time: 2 h 20 min
Yield: 24 cookies
Ingredients: Cookie; 1 cup Land O Lakes® Butter softened; 1 cup sugar; 1 large Land O Lakes® Egg; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon salt; Frosting; 2 cups powdered sugar; 1/4 cup Land O Lakes® Butter softened; 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract; 1 to 2 tablespoons milk

Mint chocolate cookies that you can cut out in fun shapes to decorate creatively.

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60 min

Prep Time

02 hrs 20 min

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Ingredients

1 cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened

1 cup sugar

1 large Land O Lakes® Egg

1 teaspoon vanilla

¹/₂ teaspoon peppermint extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

¹/₂ cup unsweetened cocoa

¹/₂ teaspoon baking soda

¹/₄ teaspoon salt

Frosting

2 cups powdered sugar

¹/₄ cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened

¹/₂ teaspoon peppermint extract

1 to 2 tablespoons milk

How to make

STEP 1

Combine 1 cup butter, sugar, egg, vanilla and 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract in bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Add flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; beat at low speed until well mixed.
STEP 2

Divide dough in half. Shape each half into ball; flatten to 1/2-inch thickness. Wrap each half in plastic food wrap. Refrigerate 1 hour or overnight until firm.
STEP 3

Heat oven to 400°F.
STEP 4

Roll out dough on lightly floured surface, one-half at a time (keeping remaining dough refrigerated), to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut with 4- to 5-inch cookie cutter. Place 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 6-8 minutes or until set. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet; remove to cooling rack. Cool completely.
STEP 5

Combine powdered sugar, 1/4 cup butter and 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract in bowl. Beat at low speed, scraping bowl often and gradually adding enough milk for desired spreading consistency.
STEP 6

Frost and decorate cooled cookies as desired..