Chocolate Mint Biscuits

G made these for her snacks:

 

For the biscuits you need:

• 225g butter
• 200g caster sugar
• 220gsoft dark brown sugar
• 1 tsp peppermint extract
• 2 free-range eggs lightly beaten
• 375g plain flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 300g plain chocolate chips

For the topping:

• 150g mascarpone
• 1 tsp peppermint extract
• 200g dark ckocolate

1. For the biscuits, preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Line a baking tray with greaseproof paper.
   
2. Beat the butter, sugars and peppermint extract together until smooth.
   
3. Beat in the eggs, a little at a time, until well combined.
   
4. Fold in the flour, baking powder and chocolate chips until well combined.
5. Spoon tablespoonfuls of the mixture onto the baking tray, leaving 2.5cm/1in space between each biscuit.
   
6. Bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes, or until pale golden-brown and still slightly soft.
   
7. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool for 5 minutes. Carefully remove the biscuits from the baking tray and set aside to cool completely on a wire rack.
   
   
   
   This recipe made quite a lot of biscuits so some we didn't ice at all, some we put melted chocolate on and a few others we made the topping:
   
   
8. For the topping, beat the mascarpone and peppermint extract together in a bowl.
   
9. Spoon a little topping onto each biscuit. Meanwhile, melt the chocolate in the microwave.
10. Pour some of the melted chocolate on the top and set aside to harden on a wire rack.