Name: Chocolate Mint Cookies
Ingredients: Unsalted butter — 1 cup (2 sticks / 227 g) 🧈; Granulated sugar — 1 cup (200 g) 🍚; Light brown sugar — 1 cup (220 g), packed 🟤; Large eggs — 2, room temperature 🥚; Vanilla extract — 1 teaspoon 🌸; All-purpose flour — 2 cups (250 g) 🌾; Unsweetened cocoa powder — 1 cup (85 g) 🍫; Baking soda — 1 teaspoon 🥄; Baking powder — ½ teaspoon 🧁; Kosher salt — ½ teaspoon 🧂; For the mint filling: Unsalted butter — 1 cup (2 sticks / 227 g) 🧈; Confectioners’ sugar — 4 cups (480 g) ✨; Pure peppermint extract — 2 teaspoons 🌿; Kosher salt — ½ teaspoon 🧂; Green gel food coloring — 2–3 drops (optional) 🎨; For the chocolate ganache: Semi-sweet chocolate chips — 1 ⅓ cups (8 oz / 243 g) 🍫; Unsalted butter — ½ cup (1 stick / 113 g) 🧈

Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line two baking sheets with parchment paper. 🍪
Beat 1 cup softened butter with granulated and brown sugar until light and fluffy, about 2–3 minutes. 🧈🍚
Add eggs one at a time, then vanilla; mix until combined. 🥚🌸
Whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a separate bowl. 🌾🍫🧂
Gradually add dry ingredients to wet on low speed until just combined; do not overmix. 🥣
Scoop rounded tablespoons of dough onto prepared sheets about 2 inches apart. 🍪
Bake 8–10 minutes until edges are set and centers slightly soft; rotate sheets halfway if needed. ⏱️
Cool cookies completely on the baking sheets, about 20–30 minutes, before filling. ❄️
Make mint filling: beat 1 cup softened butter until smooth, add confectioners’ sugar, peppermint extract and ½ teaspoon salt; beat until fluffy. 🌿🧈
Add green gel coloring drop by drop until desired shade is reached (optional). 🎨
Place a 1-tablespoon ball of mint filling on each cooled cookie and gently spread, leaving a small border. 🥄🍪
Make ganache: set a heatproof bowl over simmering water and melt chocolate chips with ½ cup butter, stirring until smooth (~4–5 minutes). 🍫🧈
Spoon a small amount of ganache over each mint-filled cookie to cover the center and smooth if needed. 🍫
Let ganache set at room temperature or refrigerate briefly; store cookies in an airtight container. 🧊

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