Homemade Thin Mint Cookies

Name: Homemade Thin Mint Cookies
Yield: Makes about 3 dozen cookies
Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour, plus more for surface; 1/2 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder or natural cocoa powder (see note); 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 5 tablespoons butter, softened; 3/4 cup granulated sugar; 1 large egg; 1 large egg yolk; 3/4 teaspoon pure peppermint extract; Peppermint candies, crushed (optional); 2 pounds white or dark chocolate, coarsely chopped (or a combination if you want to dip some in white chocolate and the rest in dark)

Homemade Thin Mint Cookies was pinched from <a href="http://www.melskitchencafe.com/2013/12/homemade-thin-mint-cookies.html" target="_blank">www.melskitchencafe.com.</a>

"I have used both Dutch-process and natural cocoa powder when I've made these. The Dutch-process will yield a darker, richer cookie center but the natural cocoa powder is also delicious and will work just fine...."

INGREDIENTS

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1 cup all-purpose flour, plus more for surface

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1/2 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder or natural cocoa powder (see note)

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1/2 teaspoon baking soda

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1/2 teaspoon baking powder

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1/2 teaspoon salt

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5 tablespoons butter, softened

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3/4 cup granulated sugar

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1 large egg

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1 large egg yolk

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3/4 teaspoon pure peppermint extract

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Peppermint candies, crushed (optional)

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2 pounds white or dark chocolate, coarsely chopped (or a combination if you want to dip some in white chocolate and the rest in dark)

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