Name: Chocolate Peppermint Stars
Yield: Makes about 4 dozen cookies
Ingredients: dough recipe with an addition and adjustments; 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 cup coarsely crushed small red and white candy canes (see Cooks' Notes); 4 ounces good bittersweet (60% cacao) chocolate, melted (see Cooks' Notes); Wax paper; parchment paper; 2 large baking sheets; 2- to 3-inch star cookie cutters; small offset spatula (optional)

Why it works: Cocoa powder and chocolate work together. They rank in the top 35% of all ingredient pairs. Both carry 2-ethyl-3,6-dimethylpyrazine, which smells roasted, nutty. The science ↓

Chocolate Peppermint Stars

Makes about 4 dozen cookies

Ingredients

dough recipe with an addition and adjustments
2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup coarsely crushed small red and white candy canes (see Cooks' Notes)
4 ounces good bittersweet (60% cacao) chocolate, melted (see Cooks' Notes)
Wax paper; parchment paper; 2 large baking sheets; 2- to 3-inch star cookie cutters; small offset spatula (optional)

Directions

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By epicurious. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Cocoa powder + chocolatetop 35% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

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Shared aroma: 2-ethyl-3,6-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

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