Dark Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

Directions

1. 1
   Sift flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt, set aside
2. 2
   With a stand mixer or hand mixer, cream butter and sugar. Beat until light and fluffy
3. 3
   Add the egg and peppermint extract; with mixer on low, slowly incorporate the flour mixture and stir until incorporated
4. 4
   Mix in the chocolate chips by hand; chill dough for 2 hours before baking
5. 5
   When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees F
6. 6
   Scoop roughly a tablespoon of dough out and roll into a ball. flatten the ball and press the top of the dough with crushed candy cane bits
7. 7
   Space cookies on a sheet 1 1/2-in. apart and bake 10-12 minutes until edges are firm and center is soft.
8. 8
   On the last two minutes of baking, add more of the peppermint topping to each cookie
9. 9
   Cool cookies on a wire rack