Chocolate rain drop cookies

Cookies: Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup margarine
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1/4 cup apple sauce
• 1 tsp peppermint extract
• 1/2 tsp white vinegar
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350F
• Line cookie sheet with parchment paper
• With electric mixer, cream together margarine and sugar. Mix in applesauce and peppermint extract. Add in the dry ingredients.
• Fold in chocolate chips
• Use cookie dough scoop to drop dough onto cookie sheet. Flatten Slightly
• Bake for 9 minutes

Vegan Mint Buttercream Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup margerine

• 1/4 cup shortening

• 1 3/4 cup powdering sugar

• 1/2 tsp peppermint extract

• 1 1/2 tbsp almond milk



Directions:


• Beat together margarine and shortening until well combined.

• Slowly mix in powdered sugar until fluffy.

• Lastly add in vanilla extract and almond milk or soy milk or whichever non dairy milk alternative you decide to use.

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgd5ptE9S_U