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Chewy Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
5 from 3 votes

Chewy Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

These chewy chocolate peppermint cookies are all you need over the holiday season. Great fun for the kids to join in with too. Perfect for cookie exchanges or as a homemade Christmas gift!

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 266 kcal
Course: Baked Goods
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 115 g butter unsalted
  • 70 g brown sugar soft, light
  • 70 g caster sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp peppermint extract
  • 100 g plain flour
  • 50 g cocoa powder
  • 0.5 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 1 g salt
  • 4 candy canes crushed

Instructions

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  1. Cream together your butter and sugars (caster sugar and light brown sugar) using a stand mixer or hand whisk, until light and fluffy. Pre-heat oven to 180°C/160°C fan.
  2. Add in the egg and peppermint extract and mix in well. Don't worry if it curdles a little; it'll be rectified once you add in the flour.
  3. Mix together the flour, cocoa power, bicarbonate of soda and salt together in a bowl. Fold into the egg/butter mix until well incorporated. 
  4. Line a large baking tray with greaseproof paper. Scoop out a dessert spoon worth of dough and roll into a ball. Continue until the tray is full (rows of 2 or 3 - leave plenty of space between each ball). You should be able to fit 8 balls (the recipe makes 8 cookies minimum).
  5. Bake in the oven for 20-25 mins. They will appear soft when they come out of the oven but will harden when left to cool on the tray. Leave for 5 mins. Lift to cool on a wire rack.
  6. Once cool, sprinkle with crushed candy canes (I used the end of rolling pin to crush mine), Christmas sprinkles and sparkly icing sugar (all optional).

Nutrition Information

Calories 266kcal (13%) Carbohydrates 37g (12%) Protein 3g (6%) Fat 13g (20%) Saturated Fat 8g (40%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g (6%) Monounsaturated Fat 4g (20%) Trans Fat 1g (50%) Cholesterol 51mg (17%) Sodium 130mg (5%) Potassium 132mg (3%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 23g (46%) Vitamin A 389IU (8%) Calcium 24mg (2%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8 Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 266

% Daily Value*

Calories 266kcal 13%
Carbohydrates 37g 12%
Protein 3g 6%
Fat 13g 20%
Saturated Fat 8g 40%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 4g 20%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Cholesterol 51mg 17%
Sodium 130mg 5%
Potassium 132mg 3%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 23g 46%
Vitamin A 389IU 8%
Calcium 24mg 2%
Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.