Chocolate Peppermint Cookie Sticks

Mint flavor cookies get drizzle with chocolate and sprinkled with peppermints for dessert bliss!

1/2 cup powdered sugar
3/4 cup unsalted butter softened
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon peppermint extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

Topping

1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
Peppermint candies crushed

• Cream together the sugar, butter, salt, and peppermint extract in a large mixing bowl.
• Stir in the flour until just combined.
• Roll dough into a ball and flatten into a disc. 
• Wrap the cookie dough in plastic wrap and chill for at least 1 hour. 
• (Dough can be left in the fridge overnight.)
• When you are ready to bake the cookies, preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 
• Line baking sheets with silicone mats or parchment paper.
• Roll dough into a rectangle on a lightly floured surface. 
• Trim the sides so the edges are straight. 
• Cut the dough in half longways and then cut the dough in the opposite direction to make cookie sticks (about 1-inch thick).
• Place cookies on baking sheets and bake for 12 minutes, or until the edges are just beginning to brown.
• Remove from oven and cool completely on a wire rack before adding toppings.
• For the Topping: Melt chocolate and butter over low heat in a small saucepan. 
• Take off heat and stir in the corn syrup and peppermint extract.
• Drizzle chocolate over cooled cookies with a spoon
• Sprinkle with crushed peppermint candies.
• Let chocolate set before serving

Recipe: Real Housemoms