Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

Name: Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 9 min
Total time: 19 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 1/2 cup brown sugar; 1/2 cup butter softened; 2 eggs, room temperature; 1 tsp vanilla; 1/2 tsp peppermint extract; 1/3 cup dutch processed cocoa powder; 1 tsp baking soda; 1/4 tsp salt; 1 2/3 cup flour; 4 oz. Dark chocolate, chopped; 1/2 cup mint baking chips; Chopped candy cane kisses, for topping; 1 cup heavy cream, warmed; 1 1/4 cup chocolate chips; 3/4 tsp peppermint extract

4 steps

Prep:10minCook:9min

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 19:22:25 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories456.6 kcal (23%)

Total Fat27.6 g (39%)

Carbs51.6 g (20%)

Sugars32.6 g (36%)

Protein5.6 g (11%)

Sodium145.3 mg (7%)

Fiber3 g (11%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

12 servings

½ cupgranulated sugar

½ cupbutter

1 tspvanilla

½ tsppeppermint extract

⅓ cupdutch processed cocoa powder

1 tspbaking soda

¼ tspsalt

1 ⅔ cupflour

4 ozDark chocolate

chopped

½ cupmint baking chips

candy cane kisses

Chopped, for topping

For Ganache

1 cupheavy cream

warmed

1 ¼ cupchocolate chips

¾ tsppeppermint extract

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large bowl beat sugars and butter until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in eggs, vanilla and peppermint extract until combined. Beat in cocoa powder, baking soda and salt until combined. Beat in flour. Stir in chopped chocolate and mint chips.

OvenPreheat

Step 2

Drop dough by 1/4 cup portions 3 inches apart onto parchment lined baking sheets. Bake 7 minutes. Remove and firmly tap 3 times onto counter. Return to oven and bake 2 minutes more until center is just set. Repeat tapping, then let cool for 2 minutes on cookie sheet.

Step 3

Make ganache by pouring warmed heavy cream over chocolate chips and peppermint extract then stirring until melted and smooth.

Step 4

Spread with peppermint ganache and crushed candy cane kisses.