For Sunday dinner, try this tender braised pork entrée.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 10 mins |
| Additional Time: | 1 hr |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 30 mins |
| Servings: | 60 |
| Yield: | 60 cookies |
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ¾ cup white sugar
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 (10 ounce) package creme de menthe baking chips (such as Andes®)
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 cup chopped dark chocolate
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract, or more to taste
Instructions
- Combine butter, brown sugar, and white sugar in a large mixing bowl. Blend with an electric mixer until fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Add eggs, vanilla, and peppermint extract and blend for 1 minute, scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary. Mix in flour and baking soda. Add creme de menthe chips and pecans and mix thoroughly by hand.
- Chill dough for 15 to 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- Scoop 1 1/2-inch balls of dough and arrange 2 inches apart on the prepared cookie sheets.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the edges of the cookies just start to brown, 9 to 10 minutes. Remove from the oven; let rest on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes, then move to a cooling rack to cool completely.
- Meanwhile, place chocolate for drizzle in the top of a double boiler over simmering water. Stir frequently, scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching, until chocolate is melted, about 5 minutes. Add peppermint extract and stir to combine thoroughly.
- Cut a small portion of a corner of a zip-top bag off with scissors; transfer in dark chocolate mixture. Drizzle over cooled cookies and allow chocolate to harden.
- For a Christmas presentation, consider dusting the drizzled cookies with finely ground candy canes, while the drizzle is still soft.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 115 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 13 g |
| Cholesterol | 15 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 1 g |
| Saturated Fat | 3 g |
| Sodium | 25 mg |
| Sugars | 8 g |
| Fat | 7 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |