Dark Chocolate Candy Cane Cookies (with a gluten-free option too)

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cup flour
• 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup butter (2 sticks) softened
• 1 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tsp peppermint extract
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 1 package dark chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup crushed candy cane, plus additional as needed for sprinkling on top

 
Preheat oven to 375

Directions:

• Mix flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt together and set aside
• Beat butter with sugar at medium speed until creamy
• Add Peppermint & Vanilla extracts, and eggs one at a time, mixing until well blended
• Gradually add flour mixture while slowly mixing
• Stir in chocolate chips & crushed candy cane
• Drop into round balls on cookie sheets and sprinkle additional crushed candy cane on top to taste
• Bake for 12 minutes or until done 

For the Gluten Free version, the recipe is the same with the following exceptions:

• Use just slightly less than 1 1/2 cups of your preferred gluten free flour mix
• Add 1 1/2 tsp xanatham gum to the dry flour mix