Chocolate peppermint cookies: chocolate cookies with chocolate chunks, white chocolate, and peppermint. The perfect combination for the perfect holiday cookie.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword candy cane, peppermint chocolate, white chocolate, mint
Prep Time 1 hourhour
Cook Time 10 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour10 minutesminutes
Servings 30cookies
Calories 228kcal
Ingredients
1cupbuttermelted
1/2cupcocoa powder
1/2 cupwhite sugar
1 cupbrown sugar
2eggs
1 1/2teaspoonpeppermint extract
1teaspoonvanilla
1/2teaspoonsalt
1 teaspoonbaking soda
2cupflour
1 cupchocolate chips
1 1/2cupswhite melting chocolates
1/2cupcrushed peppermint candy
Instructions
Mix melted butter and cocoa powder together until smooth.
Mix in sugars. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing with each addition. Add peppermint extract and vanilla.
Add salt, baking soda and flour.
Stir in chocolate chips.
Cover dough and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Scoop dough using a medium cookie scoop.
Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Let cool on pan for 5 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack and cool completely.
Melt white chocolate according to package. Dip each cookie half way into the white chocolate and set on parchment lined baking sheet. Sprinkle with crushed candy canes.Yield: 2 1/2 dozen.