Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
Makes 48 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 high quality chocolate cake mix
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp peppermint extract
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 6 Starlight mints
Icing
- 1/2 cup powder sugar
- 1/8 tsp peppermint extract
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 3 starlight mints
Instructions
Cookies
- Preheat oven to 375
- In a bowl, mix cake mix, eggs, extract, 6 starlight mints, crushed and applesauce. A stand mixer works best,. If you don’t have one, an electric hand mixer will work. Batter will be thick.
- Drop by Tablespoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes. Cool on wire racks
Icing
- For icing, mix together softened butter, confectioners sugar and 1/8 tsp extract. Frost cookies. Crush remaining 3 Starlight mints and sprinkle on cookies while frosting is still wet.