Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
These chocolate peppermint cookies have a soft interior and crispy edges, stuffed with white chocolate, dark chocolate, and candy canes these are the perfect Christmas cookie.
- Author: Catherine Zhang
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 12 cookies 1x
- Category: Cookie
- Method: Easy
- Cuisine: American
- 120g Unsalted butter, room temperature (1/2 cup)
- 100g Granulated sugar (1/2 cup)
- 45g Light brown sugar (1/4 cup)
- 1 Large egg
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp Peppermint extract
- 150g All purpose flour (1 1/4 cup)
- 3og Cocoa powder (1/4 cup)
- 1/2 tsp Baking soda
- 1/2 tsp Baking powder
- Pinch of salt
- 60g Dark chocolate (2oz), roughly chopped
- 60g White chocolate (2oz), roughly chopped
- 4 Candy Canes, crushed
- Preheat the oven to 180C / 355F
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
- Combine butter, white sugar, and brown sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, or in a large mixing bowl with a hand mixer, and beat on medium speed until light and fluffy
- Add egg and vanilla, and beat until combined
- Add flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and baking soda, and stir until just combined
- Gently fold in the chocolate
- Cover bowl with cling wrap and chill for at least 1 hour
- Remove and shape into 12 cookie dough balls using your hands or a medium-sized cookie scoop, flatten slightly
- Place on the parchment-lined baking sheet and sprinkle over the crushed candy canes (make sure to leave enough space between each ball for the cookie to spread)
- Bake for 12-13 minutes until golden brown
- Transfer them to a wire rack and cool completely
Keywords: chocolate chip cookie, double chocolate, candy cane, peppermint, mint, christmas baking