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Chocolate Peppermint Christmas Cookies
Peppermint and chocolate are the perfect flavour pairing for the holidays.
These Chocolate Peppermint Christmas Cookies are the perfect marriage of those flavours!
They are soft and chewy on the inside and oh-so-delicious.
Making these cookies is so easy, and one the kids love to help make (and eat).
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Chocolate Peppermint Christmas Cookies
Indulge this Christmas with these soft and chewy chocolate peppermint Christmas cookies drizzled with white chocolate and sprinkled with crushed candy cane.
A great cookie recipe to make with the kids or to offer in a holiday cookie exchange
What You Will Need:
Cookies:
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/3 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup plus 2 tbsp of brown sugar
- 1/2 cup plus 1 tbsp of melted butter
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp peppermint extract
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3.5 oz dark chocolate chips or block
Decoration:
- 3,5 oz white chocolate, melted
- crushed candy cane
Yields: 15 cookies
How To Make Chocolate Peppermint Christmas Cookies
Follow along with the Chocolate Peppermint Christmas Cookies step-by-step process photos and then find the printable recipe below!
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Gather all the ingredients you will need to make the Chocolate Peppermint Christmas Cookies.
Adjust the oven rack to the middle and preheat to 350 degrees F.
In a medium bowl combine flour, baking powder, cocoa and salt.
Mix well to blend and set aside.
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NOTE: You need to use 1/2 cup + 1 tbsp of melted butter, so melt butter then measure.
In a large mixing bowl whisk together sugar and butter for 30 seconds, until combined.
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Next, add the egg and whisk again until smooth.
Then add in the peppermint and vanilla extracts and mix.
NOTE: If you are not keen on peppermint in your cookies, you can substitute for more vanilla extract and just keep the peppermint to the topping.
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Gradually add the dry ingredients.
Mix gently with a wooden spoon, until combined.
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Mix the dark chocolate chips or the cut chocolate into the dough until combined.
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Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper.
Roll walnut-size balls out of the dough and arrange them on the sheet, keeping at least 2-inch distance between them.
Flatten them some with the palm of your hand.
Bake the cookies for 11-12 minutes.
Let them cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before moving them to a wire rack.
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Melt your white chocolate and crush your candy canes into small pieces.
You can either use a piping bag, a plastic sandwich bag with the corner cut off or a spoon to drizzle your chocolate onto the cookies.
Draw zig-zag lines on top of the cookies with melted chocolate and then sprinkle some crushed candy cane on top.
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How delicious do those look? Enjoy!
Chocolate Peppermint Christmas Cookies
Ingredients
Cookies:
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/3 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup plus 2 tbsp of brown sugar
- 1/2 cup plus 1 tbsp of melted butter (melt butter then measure)
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp peppermint extract
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3.5 oz dark chocolate chips or block
Decoration:
- 3.5 oz white chocolate, melted
- crushed candy cane
Instructions
Cookies:
- Adjust the oven rack to the middle and preheat to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In a medium bowl combine flour, baking powder, cocoa and salt. Mix well to blend and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl whisk together sugar and butter for 30 seconds, until combined. NOTE: melt butter then measure.
- Add the egg and whisk again until smooth.
- Next, add in the peppermint and vanilla extracts and mix. NOTE: If you are not keen on peppermint in your cookies, you can substitute for more vanilla extract and just keep the peppermint to the topping.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients. Mix gently with a wooden spoon, until combined.
- Mix the dark chocolate chips or the cut chocolate into the dough until combined.
- Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Roll walnut-size balls out of the dough and arrange them on the sheet, keeping at least 2-inch distance between them. Flatten them some with the palm of your hand.
- Bake the cookies for 11-12 minutes.
- Let them cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before moving them to a wire rack.
Decorating:
- Melt your white chocolate and crush your candy canes into small pieces.
- You can either use a piping bag, a plastic sandwich bag with the corner cut off or a spoon to drizzle your chocolate onto the cookies.
- Draw zig-zag lines on top of the cookies with melted chocolate and then sprinkle some crushed candy cane on top.
Notes
Store cookies in an air-tight container for up to 7 days.
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