Chocolate Peppermint Cookies


Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

Makes 48 cookies

Blue-1 cookie=1 point, 2 cookies = 2 points, 3 cookies=3 points, 4 cookies=4 points

Purple- 1 cookie=1 point, 2 cookies = 2 points, 3 cookies=3 points, 4 cookies=4 points

Green- 1 cookie=1 point, 2 cookies = 2 points, 3 cookies=4 points, 4 cookies=5 points

  • 1 box sugar free chocolate cake mix
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp peppermint extract
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 6 Starlight mints

Icing

  • 1/2 cup Zero calorie confectioners sugar (Swerve, Monkfruit)
  • 1/8 tsp peppermint extract
  • 2 Tbsp light butter
  • 3 starlight mints

Cookies

  1. Preheat oven to 375
  2. 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.
  3. Drop by Tablespoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes. Cool on wire racks

Icing

  1. 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.