Chocolate Peppermint Cookies Recipe – Southern Flavoring Company

Ingredients

• 2 ½ cups bittersweet chocolate chips (do not exceed 61% cacao; 15 to 16 ounces) divided
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon Happy Home® Imitation Vanilla Flavor
• 1 teaspoon Happy Home© Peppermint Extract
• 2 large eggs
• 4 candy canes or 16 red-and-white-striped hard peppermint candies, coarsely crushed