Emma's Birthday Mint Chocolate Cookies

These were based off of Martha's chocolate mint sandwiches (but I can never make them sandwiches so I just made them thumb prints).

Super tasty.

Ingredients

--Cookies--

1 cup (yes a full cup) of cocoa powder

1/2 cup all-purpose gluten-free flour

1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature

1/2 cup sugar

1 egg

--Filling--

1/4 cup heavy cream

6 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped

1 teaspoon mint extract

--Glaze--

6 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350. Mix butter and sugar in an electric mixer with the paddle attachment until light at fluffy (should run you about 2-3 minutes on a medium setting). Add an egg and mix until well-blended. Reduce speed to low to mix in the flour and cocoa until just combined.

2. Butter down a cookie sheet, roll the cookies into balls and space evenly. Bake cookies until firm-- 10 to 12 minutes. Use the back of a spoon to make an indentation in the middle of each cookie, then let cool.

3. While those are cooling, we're going to make the filling. "Ganache" if you're fancy. Bring the cream to a boil in a small saucepan, at medium heat.  Add chocolate, stir until the mixture is smooth. Stir in mint, then let cool 10 minutes.

4. Spoon filling into each cookie. Refrigerate 10 minutes to allow it to set.

5. To make the glaze, melt chocolate in the same saucepan-- stir constantly so it doesn't burn. Dip each cookie top-down into the glaze until coated evenly. Refrigerate 15 minutes (but better overnight) until chocolate hardens.

 

Enjoy!

- Jezebel