Peppermint Bonbon Cookies
Peppermint Bonbon Cookies requires roughly 38 minutes from start to finish. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains around 10g of protein, 42g of fat, and a total of 734 calories. This recipe covers 17% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up granulated sugar, salt, butter, and a few other things to make it today. It will be a hit at your Christmas event.
Instructions
Combine first 3 ingredients in a large saucepan; cook over low heat until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth, stirring occasionally.
Remove from heat, and stir in 1/2 cup crushed peppermint and 6 Tbsp. sugar.
Add eggs to melted chocolate, 1 at a time, stirring well. Stir in extracts.
Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; add to chocolate mixture, stirring until combined. Stir in chocolate morsels. Cover and chill dough 2 hours or until firm enough to shape.
Shape dough into 1 1/2" balls; place on parchment paper-lined baking sheets.
Bake at 325 for 12 to 13 minutes or until cookies are puffed and cracked on top.
Sprinkle coarsely crushed peppermints onto cookies; press candy lightly into cookies.
Let cookies cool 5 minutes on baking sheets.
Transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
Whisk together powdered sugar and milk; drizzle over cooled cookies, if desired.
Drizzle with melted chocolate, if desired.
Sprinkle cookies again with chopped peppermint, if desired.
Let cookies stand until glaze and chocolate are firm.