Description
Delicious peppermint chocolate cookies, perfect for the holidays!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 10 tablespoons unsalted butter (softened)
- 2/3 cup brown sugar (light or dark)
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg (room temperature)
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup chocolate chips
- 4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
- 3 candy canes (crushed)
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Give the bowl a whisk. Set aside.
- In a separate large bowl, beat together the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until creamed.
- Beat the egg, vanilla extract and peppermint extract into the butter mixture.
- Add the flour mixture into the butter mixture. Beat together until the dry ingredients are incorporated. The dough will be very thick and sticky.
- Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Cover the bowl with plastic and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or up to 48 hours.
- When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350℉ (180℃). Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
- Form the dough into balls with about 1 to 1½ tablespoons of dough each – mine weighed about 1 ounce (30ish grams) each. Place 2 inches (about 5 cm) apart on the lined cookie sheets.
- Bake 1 sheet at a time in the middle of the preheated oven for about 8-11 minutes or until the tops look just set.
- Cool the cookies on the cookie sheets.
- Melt the chocolate using a double boiler or microwave.
- Drizzle the top of each cookie with the melted chocolate, or paint half of each cookie with melted chocolate. Sprinkle with crushed candy canes.
Notes
- If the dough has been in the fridge overnight, let it sit on the counter for about 10 minutes before working with it.
- For thinner cookies, press the cookie dough balls down slightly before baking.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 cookies
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10 grams
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 8 grams
- Saturated Fat: 5 grams
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 grams
- Trans Fat: 0 grams
- Carbohydrates: 20 grams
- Fiber: 1 gram
- Protein: 2 grams
- Cholesterol: 25 mg