Name: Black-and-White-and-Green Cookies
Yield: Makes about 24
Ingredients: 2 tsp. baking powder; 2½ cups (320 g) all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting; 1½ tsp. kosher salt, plus more; 2 cups (packed; 45 g) mint leaves; 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar; 1¼ cups (2½ sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature; 1 large egg; 1 large egg yolk; Coarse sanding sugar or Swedish pearl sugar (for decorating); 1 cup (120 g) powdered sugar; 2 Tbsp. (20 g) Dutch-process or unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 Tbsp. light corn syrup; Special Equipment: A 3"-diameter cookie cutter

round green cookies with one third dipped in chocolate and one third sprinkled with sanding sugar

Photo by Ted Cavanaugh, Chelsea Cavanaugh, Food Styling by Michelle Gatton

We used a lot of fresh mint in this cookie for both the real color and flavor. The flavor will intensify as the cookies sit; make ahead if that’s your thing.

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