Description
Rich, chewy chocolate cookies with cool peppermint and crunchy candy pieces, perfect for Christmas cookie trays and holiday parties.
Ingredients
1/2 cup (113 g) butter, softened
1/2 cup (100 g) packed brown sugar
1/4 cup (50 g) granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
1 1/4 cups (155 g) all-purpose flour
1/2 cup (43 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup (about 140 g) coarsely crushed peppermint candy or candy canes
1/2 cup (85 g) semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl, beat the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in the egg, vanilla, and peppermint extract.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
4. Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture and mix on low until just combined. The dough will be thick.
5. Fold in about three-quarters of the crushed peppermint candy and all of the chocolate chips.
6. Scoop the dough into 2-tablespoon balls and place them 2 inches apart on the baking sheets. Press the remaining crushed candy gently onto the tops.
7. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, until the edges are set and the centers still look soft.
8. Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack. The cookies will firm up as they cool.
Notes
Based on published chocolate peppermint crunch cookie recipes: a cocoa dough made with butter and a mix of granulated and brown sugar, about 1/2 teaspoon of peppermint extract, about 1 cup of coarsely crushed peppermint candy stirred into the dough, and a 350°F oven for about 8 to 10 minutes until the edges are set and the centers are soft. The butter, sugar, flour, cocoa, leavening, and chocolate chip amounts, the 2-tablespoon scoop size, and the yield of 20 cookies are estimates based on standard chocolate cookie recipes, and the recipe has not been tested.
Do not overbake. The centers should look soft when the cookies come out, since they set as they cool.
Store the candy-topped cookies in an airtight container, since peppermint candy can become sticky in humid weather.
Nutrition is an approximate estimate per cookie (20 cookies).
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 154
- Sugar: 17g
- Sodium: 99mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 21mg