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This year, I’ve been on a total peppermint kick. So buckle your seat belts….I have a week of wonderful peppermint recipes for your holiday baking and giving needs! First up Chocolate Peppermint Cookies!
One of my favorite flavor combinations is chocolate and peppermint. Seriously, who doesn’t? This cookie offers the perfect balance of chocolate and peppermint and cookie!
Honestly, I took a super shortcut with these cookies…I needed a quick holiday cookie for a party and I was out of butter (shocking, I know)! But I did have a package of sugar cookie dough in the fridge that was supposed to be for the kids to decorate, so I used them!
Hold on though…the secret to using the sugar cookies in the fridge case for something like this…gently rolling about 1 1/2 tbls of dough into a ball and then placing on your baking pan. It helps them bake into a perfect round cookie. If you want to make your sugar cookies from scratch for an extra special touch, try my Sugar Cookie recipe.
I always buy way too many candy canes this time of year. We hang them on our tree, attach them to gifts, give them to friends, bake with them, swirl them in my hot cocoa, and of course just plain ol’ eat them! I’m not 100% sure, but I think peppermint candies taste better when they are served in a cane shape as opposed to the little mint shapes. Don’t they?!?!
These cookies ended up going to hubbyman’s office…gotta keep up morale. And they were devoured before lunch. Hubbyman said that everyone loved them!
Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
Chocolate peppermint cookies are the perfect Christmas cookie recipe to make for a holiday cookie platter! Basic sugar cookies dipped into melted chocolate, then sprinkled with crushed candy canes.
Ingredients
- 1 tube refrigerated sugar cookie dough **
- 12 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 tbsp shortening
- 8 mini candy canes, crushed
Instructions
- Preheat oven according to cookie package instructions and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or grease with non-stick cooking spray.
- Drop dough onto pan in 1 1/2 tablespoon sized scoops. Gently roll each scoop into a loose ball and return to pan. Bake according to package instructions. Remove pan from oven and transfer cookies to baking rack. Allow cookies to t cool completely.
- Line another pan with parchment paper and place crushed candy canes in a shallow dish.
- In a microwave safe bowl, combine chocolate chips and shortening. Microwave on high for one minute. Stir. Return to microwave in 30 second intervals, stirring in between, until chocolate is completely melted.
- Dip half of a cookie into melted chocolate, sprinkle with crushed candy canes, and place on parchment-lined pan to dry. Repeat until all cookies are decorated. Let sit for several hours to dry.
Notes
** If you prefer to use homemade cookies, make 1 batch of my sugar cookie recipe.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1 cookieAmount Per Serving: Calories: 202Total Fat: 11gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 14mgCarbohydrates: 29gFiber: 2gSugar: 22gProtein: 1g
I can’t wait to try it. Thanks for sharing!
These are so delightful!! They turned out so beautifully – need some milk…..
Totally love peppermint right now too! Can’t wait to see what else you come up with, cause these look FANTASTIC!!
Thanks Shawn!
What can I use instead of shortening? These look fantastic!
Deb…the shortening thins the chocolate to make it “dip-able”. You can leave it out, but the chocolate will be thicker and harder to use for dipping.
These are awesome, Wendi!! And the photos are amazing. I feel like I should stop licking the screen now, though.
LOL, Sadie! They were really good!