Originally Submitted by Randi DeRoest
¾ cup butter
½ cup white sugar
½ cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. peppermint extract
1 ½ cups all purpose flour
¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp. baking soda
¼ tsp. salt
1 cup dark chocolate/mint chocolate chips
DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease cookie sheets.
2. In a large bowl, cream together butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, then stir in vanilla and peppermint extracts. Combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt; gradually stir in the creamed mixture. Mix in the chocolate chips. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
3. Bake for 9 minutes in preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on cookie sheets for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
