Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

Chocolate Peppermint Cookies makes 20, 2 inch cookies

1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup dark brown sugar
1/4 cup white sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract (flavor)
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup cocoa
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup chocolate chips
3 candy canes or  1/4 cup starlight mints smashed into little pieces

1. heat oven to 350. cream butter with sugars
2. add eggs, salt, and extracts
3. mix in flour, cocoa, and baking powder
4. stir in chips and peppermints
5. drop golf ball size amounts onto lined sheet and bake 10 minutes, or freeze golf ball portions in a ziploc for later baking
6. enjoy