Delicious Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
Bake up this Chocolate Peppermint Cookies recipe! Rich, chewy chocolate meets a cool peppermint kiss for a decadent holiday treat.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup dark chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup peppermint candies crushed
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Use a hand mixer or a stand mixer to whisk the butter and sugar together until it is creamy.
- Add the egg, egg yolk, vanilla extract, and peppermint extract into the butter mix and whisk until it is fluffy.
- In another bowl mix the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt together.
- Pour the butter and egg mix into the flour mix and whisk together until it is well combined.
- Mix in the chocolate chips. Use a cookie scoop to portion out the dough onto the lined baking tray. Give each cookie plenty of space to expand. Bake in the oven for 10–15 minutes.
- Remove the cookies from the oven and let cool on the sheet or on a wire rack. Melt the white chocolate. Decorate the cooled cookies with the white chocolate and the crushed peppermint candies.
Nutrition
Calories: 168kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 3gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 3gSodium: 119mgFiber: 1g
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