Chocolate Mint Crinkle Cookies

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 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

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl, mix together flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt.
• 2 in a large bowl, whisk together sugar, oil, eggs, and extracts until well blended.
• 3 stir dry mixture into wet mixture until just combined. cover bowl and refrigerate for two hours.
• 4 heat oven to 350 degrees f. 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.
• 5 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 refridgerator or freezer (kisses will not hold their shape if allowed to cool at room temperature).
• 6 when kisses are set, remove from refridgerator and store in an airtight container. enjoy!