Ingredients

Makes 24 cookies

•     1 cup unsalted sweet cream butter softened
•     1 large eggs
•     1 tsp peppermint extract
•     2 cups flour
•     1/2 cup sugar
•     1/2 cup brown sugar
•     2/3 cup cocoa powder
•     1/4 tsp salt
•     1/4 tsp baking powder
•     1/4 tsp baking soda
•     24 unwrapped peppermint kisses
•     1 cup chocolate chips, melted

Instructions

•     Preheat oven to 350 degrees
•     Mix the butter and both kinds of sugars until light and fluffy with electric mixer. 
•     Add egg and mix just until smooth.
•     Mix in peppermint extract.
•     In a large bowl, combine flour, cocoa, salt, baking powder and baking soda and mix.
•     Gradually sift the dry ingredients to butter mixture and mix until combined.
•     Refrigerate the dough for an hour or longer.
•     Roll the dough into an inch ball.
•     Bake for 8-10 minutes.
•     Press one peppermint kiss into the top of each cookie as soon as they come out of the oven.