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Chocolate Peppermint Stars

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Chocolate Peppermint Stars

Chocolate Peppermint Stars

amanda

Equipment

  • Electric Mixer (hand-held with dough hook)

  • Silicone Baking Mat (nonstick surface for rolling out cookie dough)

  • Stand Mixer Bowl Set (includes various sizes of bowls for mixing ingredients)

  • Parchment Paper Sheets (for baking and easy cleanup)

  • Rolling Pin (for flattening cookie dough to the desired thickness)

  • Cooling Rack (for cooling cookies after baking without sticking them together)

  • Digital Kitchen Scale (for precise measuremnts in baking)

  • Cookie Cutters (shape of hearts or other designs for decorating cookies)

  • Decorating Piping Bags (for filling or decorating cookies)

  • Electric Convection Oven (for even baking temperatures, though beyond the 10-item limit)

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour

  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature

  • 1 cup powdered sugar

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

  • 6 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, chopped

  • 1/2 cup (about 31/2 ounces) finely crushed red-and-white-striped hard peppermint candies

Instructions

1

Instruction 1

Sift flour, cocoa, and salt into medium bowl. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl until smooth. Beat in vanilla. Add dry ingredients; beat until dough holds together. Divide dough in half. Shape each piece into disk. Wrap in plastic; chill until firm enough to roll, at least 45 minutes and up to 1 day.
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Instruction 2

Set rack in center of oven and preheat to 300°F. Line 2 rimmed baking sheets with parchment. Roll out 1 dough disk on floured surface to 1/4-inch thickness. Using 3-inch star-shaped cutter, cut out cookies. Transfer to sheets, spacing 1 inch apart. Gather scraps into ball. Wrap; chill until firm, about 30 minutes.
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Instruction 3

Bake cookies, 1 sheet at a time, until tops feel firm to touch, about 25 minutes. Cool on sheets 10 minutes. Transfer to racks and cool completely. Repeat rolling, cutting, and baking until all dough is used. Do ahead Can be made ahead. Store airtight at room temperature up to 3 days or freeze up to 2 weeks.
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Instruction 4

Stir chocolate in small metal bowl set over saucepan of barely simmering water until smooth. Using small spoon, drizzle chocolate over cookies in zigzag lines. Sprinkle with crushed candies. Drizzle remaining chocolate over. Let stand until chocolate is set, at least 1 hour. Do ahead Can be made 3 days ahead. Store cookies between sheets of waxed paper in airtight container at room temperature.****
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