Chocolate Peppermint Drops

Total Time: 21 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 11 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup margarine, softened
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2/3 cup dark brown sugar, packed
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup baking cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup candy cane, crushed

Recipe

• 1 combine margarine, sugars, extracts and eggs in a large bowl; mix well.
• 2 add remaining ingredients except candy canes; blend well.
• 3 chill for 15 minutes, or until dough is easy to handle.
• 4 roll well-rounded teaspoons of dough into balls; place on parchment paper-lined baking sheets.
• 5 bake at 325 degrees for 11 to 13 minutes, or until cookies are puffed and centers are set.
• 6 remove from oven; with back of a spoon, immediately and gently make a well in center of cookies. spoon about 1/2 teaspoon of crushed candy into well.
• 7 let stand for 2 to 3 minutes before removing from baking sheet.