Description
Indulge in the perfect combination of peppermint and chocolate with these delightful Peppermint Chocolate Cookies. A rich, chocolatey cookie base topped with a creamy peppermint buttercream, these cookies are sure to be a hit at any holiday gathering or special occasion.
Ingredients
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Cookies:
- 1 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1⁄3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1⁄2 tsp. baking soda
- 1⁄2 tsp. baking powder
- 1⁄4 tsp. salt
- 3⁄4 cups unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 3 Tbsp. granulated sugar
- 2 egg yolks, room temperature
- 1 1⁄2 tsp. peppermint extract
- 1 1⁄2 tsp. vanilla extract
Buttercream:
- 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 1⁄2 cups confectioner’s sugar
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 3–5 Tbsp. heavy whipping cream
- 1⁄4 tsp. salt
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- red food dye (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Prepare dry ingredients: In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- Mix wet ingredients: In a large bowl or stand mixer, cream the butter and sugars until light and creamy. Add egg yolks, peppermint extract, and vanilla extract. Mix well.
- Combine ingredients: Add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture and mix until a soft dough forms. Scrape down the sides of the bowl to ensure even mixing.
- Bake: Scoop dough into balls, place on the cookie sheet, and bake for 12-15 minutes until cracked on top. Cool on a wire rack.
- Make buttercream: Whip butter and confectioner’s sugar, slowly adding cream until fluffy. Add salt and vanilla.
- Decorate: Pipe buttercream onto cooled cookies in a swirl pattern.
Notes
- Store cookies in the fridge due to buttercream topping.
- Cookies can be refrigerated for up to one week or frozen for up to 2 months.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 11g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 29g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 50mg
Keywords: Peppermint Chocolate Cookies, Chocolate Peppermint Cookies, Holiday Cookies, Dessert Recipe
