Chocolate Crinkle Peppermint Blossom
User Reviews
4.6
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Prep Time
3 hrs 10 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Total Time
3 hrs 20 mins
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Servings
48
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Calories
114 kcal
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Course
Dessert
Chocolate Crinkle Peppermint Blossom
Description
This recipe creates a chocolate cookie dough by mixing melted unsweetened chocolate with vegetable oil, granulated sugar, vanilla, and eggs. A dry mix of all-purpose flour, baking powder, and salt is folded in, then the dough is chilled for several hours to firm up, which helps the crinkle effect and texture. Before baking, dough balls are rolled in powdered sugar to form a crackled surface once baked.
Cookies are baked at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 minutes and immediately topped with peppermint candy kisses while still warm. As the candies soften but retain shape, they add a chewy, minty center and visual appeal. Cooling on a rack completes the process.
This cookie combines the deep chocolate flavor and tender crumb of a crinkle cookie with a refreshing peppermint accent, suitable for holiday baking and gifting.
Ingredients
- ½ c vegetable oil
- 4 oz. unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
- 2 c granulated sugar
- 2 t vanilla
- 4 egg
- 2 c all-purpose flour
- 2 t baking powder
- ½ t salt
- ½ c powdered sugar
- 10 oz Candy Cane Kisses Hershey's brand, bag
Instructions
- in a large mixing bowl combine oil, chocolate, sugar and vanilla
- add eggs one at a time
- in a med bowl combine flour, baking powder, and salt
- add flour mixture into the chocolate mixture until combined
- cover and refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight
- preheat oven to 350 degrees
- pour powdered sugar into a shallow bowl
- roll balls of dough 1 tablespoon big and roll in the powdered sugar
- place on a cookie sheet 2 inches apart and bake for 10 min
- while cookies are baking remove kisses from their wrappers and have nearby
- as soon as cookies come out of the oven place a kiss in the center of each cookie
- allow to cool for 5 min on cookie sheet and then remove to a cooling rack to finish
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 48Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 114 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 114kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 18g | 6% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 15mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 35mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 67mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 12g | 24% |
| Vitamin A | 20IU | 0% |
| Calcium | 26mg | 3% |
| Iron | 0.7mg | 4% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.6
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