• Preheat oven to 410 degrees and line two cookie sheets with a silicone baking mat
• Using a standing mixer, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and sugar for about 2 minutes or until light and fluffy
• Beat in the eggs and the cocoa extract until combined
• Using a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cake flour, cocoa, cornstarch, salt, and baking soda until combined
• Gradually mix in the dry ingredients into the wet until a soft dough has formed
• Gently fold in the chocolate chips
• Using a large cookie scoop, scoop out a mound of dough and place it onto a kitchen scale
• Preferably, your cookie dough ball should weigh about 3 - 3.5 oz
• Place onto the cookie sheet and lightly press down but not to much
• Repeat steps to make 5 more cookies
• Place the other 5 cookies onto the cookie sheet about 3-5 in apart incase of spreading
• Bake in the oven for about 9 - 12 minutes or until the edges seem firm
• Remove and allow to cool for about 10 minutes before enjoying !

Frosting Directions

• Using a standing mixer with a flat beater, cream the butter and vanilla until combined
• Mix in 2 C of powdered sugar on low speed until combined, the frosting will look like pebbles
• Mix in the remaining powdered sugar, cocoa and slowly increase speed to medium speed
• Mix in the heavy whipping cream and continue to beat the frosting until it is combined and smooth
• Scoop the frosting into the piping bag and set aside
• Using a small pot, bring the heavy whipping cream to a simmer
• Pour over the chocolate chips in a heatproof bowl
• Allow it to sit for 1 minute before whisking until smooth
• Allow it to cool for 10 minutes before scooping into the piping bag

Decorating cookies

• Using the frosting piping bag, pipe swirls of frosting from the center to the edge of the cookie
• Cut the tip off the ganache piping bag and pipe ganache on top of the frosting
• Place a hershey nugget into the center of the frosting
• Sprinkle mini marshmallows and mallow bits all around the cookie
• Sprinkle holiday sprinkles on top
• Enjoy