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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
10 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 266 kcal
Course:
Baked Goods
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 115 g unsalted butter
- 70 g soft light brown sugar
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- Mix together the flour, cocoa power, bicarbonate of soda and salt together in a bowl. Fold into the egg/butter mix until well incorporated.
- 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).
- 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.
- 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).
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Nutrition Information
Calories
266kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
37g
(12%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
13g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
51mg
(17%)
Sodium
130mg
(5%)
Potassium
132mg
(4%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
23g
(46%)
Vitamin A
389IU
(8%)
Calcium
24mg
(2%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
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.