Recipe - Double Mint Chocolate Cookies

COOKIES
2 cup Sugar
1 cup Unsweetened cocoa
1 cup Butter; softenened
1 cup Buttermilk; or sour milk
1 cup Water
2 Eggs
2 teaspoon Baking soda
1 teaspoon Baking powder
One half teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Vanilla
4 cup Flour

FROSTING
4 cup Powdered sugar
1 cup Butter; softened
1 teaspoon Salt
2 tablespoon Milk
2 teaspoon Vanilla
One half teaspoon Mint extract
One half cup Crushed pepperming candy

Preheat oven to 400. Grease cookie sheets. In large bowl combine all
ingredients except flour. Beat until well mixed. Stir in flour until well
mixed. Drop rounded teaspoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart onto prepared
cookie sheets. Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until top of cookie springs back when
touched lightly.

For frosting, combine all ingredients except crushed candy. Beat at medium
speed, until light and fluffy, 23 minutes. Spread One half tbsp of frosting on
the top of each cookie. Sprinkle with candy

CAUTION: Makes about 8 dozen cookies
Posted to BakeryShoppe Digest V1 #451 by Tami@jex.com (Tami Boyack) on Dec
12, 1997