January 17, 2016

Double Chocolate Peppermint Smash Cookies

1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup oil
1 egg
1/2 tsp peppermint extract
1 1/2 cups flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder

Topping:

2 squares white chocolate
2 squares baking chocolate
1 large leftover Christmas candy cane



Roll out the dough so it is still somewhat thick, sprinkle toppings and roll again to set them in place. Then cut the cookies out and bake them.

Why are they smash cookies, you ask? Because the ingredients for the topping (white chocolate, candy canes, etc.) all came in Large Hard Pieces that had to be pulverized, O Best Beloved. I did it on the kitchen floor with a rolling pin. I am sure there are more effective ways, possibly even more sophisticated ones. If I had a hammer...but that puts me in mind of a song.