Chocolate Mint Sparklers

Name: Chocolate Mint Sparklers
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 12 min
Yield: 55
Ingredients: Cookies:; 1 cup (250 mL) butter, softened; 3/4 cup (175 mL) sugar; 3/4 cup (175 mL) packed brown sugar; 2 eggs; 1 tsp (5 mL) mint extract; 1 3/4 cups (425 mL) Robin Hood® Original All Purpose Flour Robin Hood® Original All Purpose Flour; 1 1/4 cups (300 mL) cocoa powder; 2 tsp (10 mL) baking soda; 1/4 tsp (1 mL) salt; 2 cups (500 mL) semi-sweet chocolate chips (you can also use a mix of white and semi-sweet chocolate chips); Topping:; 3/4 cup (175 mL) natural turbinado sugar

Prep Time 20 mins

Cook Time 12 mins

Serves 55

Difficulty N/A

Ingredients

Cookies:
1 cup (250 mL) butter, softened
3/4 cup (175 mL) sugar
3/4 cup (175 mL) packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp (5 mL) mint extract
1 3/4 cups (425 mL) Robin Hood^® Original All Purpose Flour
1 1/4 cups (300 mL) cocoa powder
2 tsp (10 mL) baking soda
1/4 tsp (1 mL) salt
2 cups (500 mL) semi-sweet chocolate chips (you can also use a mix of white and semi-sweet chocolate chips)
Topping:
3/4 cup (175 mL) natural turbinado sugar

Robin Hood^® Original All Purpose Flour

Directions

Step 1:

Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.

Step 2:

Beat butter and sugars until creamy in a large bowl using an electric mixer. Beat in eggs and mint extract. Add flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt, mixing until incorporated. Add in chocolate chips.

Step 3:

Roll dough in 1” (2.5 cm) balls. Roll balls into natural turbinado sugar. Place on prepared baking sheets, 2” (5 cm) apart.

Step 4:

Bake in preheated oven for 10 - 12 minutes. Cookies should still be soft in the center. Let cool on baking sheet 1 - 2 minutes. Remove, cool on wire rack.