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Chocolate Peppermint Cookies don’t just say Christmas – they shout it! A double chocolate cookie drizzled in white chocolate and sprinkled with crushed candy cane is the ultimate Christmas cookie.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Chocolate Peppermint Cookies are loaded with chocolate. And the sprinkle of crushed candy cane on top of these cookies adds just the right amount of peppermint goodness.
The cookies are crisp around the edges but nice and gooey, chewy in the middle thanks to the chocolate chips. Not only are these cookies delicious but they are pretty too and you always need pretty cookies for that cookie plate!
Ingredients Needed
- All Purpose Flour
- Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- Butter
- Sugar, granulated and brown sugar
- Eggs
- Vanilla Extract
- Baking Soda
- Salt
- Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips
- Vanilla Melting wafers
- Candy Canes
How to Make Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Cream butter and sugars in a mixer until smooth.
- Add in eggs and vanilla and stir until incorporated.
- Add in flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Stir the mixture just until combined.
- Fold in chocolate chips.
- Chill dough for at least an hour.
- Scoop dough on a parchment covered baking sheet.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes.
- Allow cookies to cool on a baking rack.
- Melt candy wafers in microwave, be careful not to burn.
- Place melted chocolate into a zippered freezer bag and snip off one corner.
- Drizzle melted chocolate over cookies.
- Sprinkle with crushed candy cane immediately before chocolate sets up.
These cookies are so good you won’t want to wait until Christmas to make them again. You can switch out the candy canes for chocolate sprinkles or nuts and enjoy them year round.
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Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsps vanilla extract
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips
Drizzle
- 1 cup vanilla melting wafers
- 1/2 cup crushed candy cane
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a mixer, cream butter and sugars until smooth. Add in eggs and vanilla.
- Add in flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Cream the mixture just until combined.
- Stir in chocolate chips. Chill dough for at least an hour.
- Scoop on to parchment covered baking sheets and bake for 8-10 minutes. Allow cookies to cool on a baking rack.
- When cookies are cool, melt candy melts in microwave. Place melted chocolate into a zippered freezer bag and snip off one corner. Drizzle melted chocolate over cookies.
- Sprinkle with crushed candy cane immediately, before chocolate sets up.
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