Crunchy, minty cookie bites that are made with 3 ingredients! Mini peppermint patties, vanilla wafers, and chocolate chips. Irresistible and easy to make!
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If you like thin mint cookies you'll love these cookie bites. If you like York peppermint patties you'll love these cookie bites. If you like mint Oreos you'll like these cookie bites. Basically, if you like mint---you'll like these peppermint patty cookie bites. Minty, chocolatey, and crunchy. The perfect trifecta.
I've been on a cookie bite kick lately. So many flavor combinations to try! Here are the 3 that we've made and loved:
Try our Twix cookie bites (made with Rolos) or our Reese's cookie bites that taste like Tagalong Girl Scout cookies! I honestly can't decide which ones are best because they all taste different and are delicious in their own way. Today let's make a batch of peppermint bites!
Crunchy Peppermint Patty Cookie Bites
These cookie bites are made with 3 ingredients: Nilla wafers, mini peppermint patties, and chocolate. They take just minutes to assemble and look like fancy chocolate candies even though there’s nothing fancy about them!
HOMEMADE TWIX BITES INGREDIENTS
72 MINI Nilla Wafer cookies: you can use regular-sized cookies, but I think the mini ones are better. The smaller size also makes them easier to dip and they are the perfect size to pop into your mouth.
1 (7.6-ounce) bag of Mini York Peppermint Patties: grab the unwrapped ones if you can. It’ll save you a step!
8 ounces chocolate chips or melting chocolate wafers: I used milk chocolate chips and added a couple of teaspoons of coconut oil to make it extra smooth for dipping.
HOW TO MAKE Peppermint Patty Cookie Bites
Preheat your oven to 300 degrees.
Place vanilla wafer cookies onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Place 36 cookies onto the sheet.
Place a mini peppermint patty in the center of each one.
Heat in oven for 90 seconds.
Now hear me out, I know that 90 seconds sounds very specific, but trust me on this. I experimented with baking temps. 2-3 minutes is too long and messes with the chocolate texture and mint filling, but 1 minute isn’t long enough to soften the mint. 90 seconds is just right to soften the chocolate slightly, but the mint filling is still a little firm. We’re NOT squishing or completely flattening the peppermint patty, just adding a cookie on top and slightly pressing down.
Remove from the oven and place another cookie on top of each mini mint patty, pressing down slightly.
Chill the tray of cookies in the refrigerator for 15-20 minutes, or until the chocolate has set.
Melt chocolate in a double boiler or in the microwave. You can use melting chocolate wafers or chocolate chips. I used 8 ounces of semisweet chocolate chips and a teaspoon of coconut oil then microwaved it for 60 seconds and stirred it until everything was melted and smooth.
Dip cookie sandwiches into chocolate using a chocolate dipping tool or fork. Tap the tool or fork against the side of the bowl to allow the excess chocolate to drip off before transferring the cookie back to the baking sheet.
Refrigerate cookies until the chocolate has hardened.
(Note: the swirly design on the top of my cookie bites comes from using the dipping tool. If you use a fork the tops of yours will be smooth)
Store the peppermint patty cookie bites in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
Crunchy Peppermint Patty Cookie Bites
Peppermint Patty Cookie Bites
Ingredients
- 72 MINI Nilla Wafer cookies (can use regular sized as well)
- 1 7-ounce bag of mini peppermint patties unwrapped
- 8 ounces chocolate chips or melting chocolate wafers
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil (optional to add with chocolate chips when melting)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 300 degrees.
- Place 36 mini Nilla wafer cookies onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Place a mini peppermint patty in the center of each one.
- Heat in oven for 90 seconds. DO NOT heat longer than 90 seconds.
- Remove from the oven and place another cookie on top of each peppermint patty. We're NOT squishing or flattening the mint, just adding a cookie on top and slightly pressing down.
- Immediately chill the tray of cookies in the refrigerator for 15-20 minutes, or until chocolate has set.
- Melt chocolate in a double boiler or in the microwave. You can use melting chocolate wafers or chocolate chips. Note: if using chocolate chips you can add a teaspoon of coconut oil if you'd like to thin them out a little.
- Dip cookie sandwiches into chocolate using a chocolate dipper tool or fork. Tap the tool or fork against the side of the bowl to allow the excess chocolate to drip off before transferring the cookie back to the baking sheet.
- Refrigerate cookies until the chocolate has hardened.
Brandy says
Hi everyone! Brandy here, I hope you like thest itty bitty peppermint bites. They are so unique, and I hope you love them as much as we do. So yummy and poppable!