Chocolate Peppermint Cookies Recipe
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Chocolate Peppermint Cookies Recipe
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Decadent chocolate peppermint cookies are oozing with chocolate and topped with crunchy crumbles for an easy holiday treat!
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Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1½ cups granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- ¼ teaspoon peppermint extract
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ⅔ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups chocolate chips semi-sweet, milk, or both
- ¼ cup Crushed candy canes peppermint puffs, or peppermint crunch baking chips
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In a stand mixer, cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs, peppermint extract, and vanilla and mix until fluffy.
- Add flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt and mix until combined.
- Fold in chocolate chips.
- Scoop cookies (using a medium cookie scoop) out onto a greased cookie sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes. Top with additional chips as soon as they come out of the oven as well as crushed candy canes.
- Transfer to a cookie rack and let cool.
Notes
- Store cookie dough. Store chocolate peppermint cookie dough covered in the fridge for 1-2 days before baking.
- Freeze cookie dough for up to 3 months.
- Log form: Divide the dough into two sections and form each section into a log shape. Wrap each tightly with plastic wrap and store them together in a freezer Ziploc. Thaw before shaping and baking.
- Cookie dough balls: Place cookie dough balls together on a baking sheet and freeze. Once solid transfer them to a freezer Ziploc. Bake them directly from the freezer just add 2-3 minutes to the baking time.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1cookie
Calories
161kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
21g
(7%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.3g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
24mg
(8%)
Sodium
106mg
(4%)
Potassium
37mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
15g
(30%)
Vitamin A
193IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
0.1mg
(0%)
Calcium
18mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 36cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 161 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 161kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 21g | 7% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 24mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 106mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 37mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 15g | 30% |
| Vitamin A | 193IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 18mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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