Chocolate Mint Cut-Out Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup Land O Lakes Butter
• softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 Land O Lakes Egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup Land O Lakes Butter
• softened
• 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 1 to 2 tablespoons milk

Instructions

1. Combine 1 cup butter, sugar, egg, vanilla and 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract in bowl.
2. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy.
3. Add flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; beat at low speed until well mixed.
4. Divide dough in half.
5. Shape each half into ball; flatten to 1/2-inch thickness.
6. Wrap each half in plastic food wrap.
7. Refrigerate 1 hour or overnight until firm.
8. Heat oven to 400F.
9. Roll out dough on lightly floured surface, one-half at a time (keeping remaining dough refrigerated), to 1/8-inch thickness.
10. Cut with 4- to 5-inch cookie cutter.
11. Place 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
12. Bake 6-8 minutes or until set.
13. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet; remove to cooling rack.
14. Cool completely.
15. Combine powdered sugar, 1/4 cup butter and 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract in bowl.
16. Beat at low speed, scraping bowl often and gradually adding enough milk for desired spreading consistency.
17. Frost and decorate cooled cookies as desired..