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chocolate cookies with white chocolate chips and candy cane sprinkles from cleveland cooking

Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

The chocolate peppermint cookies are a chocolate cookie dough, white chocolate chips, and candy pieces! A great Christmas cookie recipe for a cookie exchange!
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Chilling time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Christmas cookies, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Christmas cookies, holiday dessert
Servings: 36 cookies
Calories: 188kcal

Ingredients

Chocolate chocolate chip cookie dough

  • 1 ⅛ cups melted butter (2 sticks and 1 tablespoon)
  • ¾ cup cocoa powder
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 cups of unbleached flour
  • 1 teaspoon of baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon of sea salt
  • 2 cups of white chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup crushed candy canes

Instructions

Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

  • Sift flour, baking soda, and salt together and set aside.
  • Combine melted butter and cocoa powder in a bowl and let set for 10 minutes.
  • In a mixing bowl or stand mixer combine butter mixture and both sugars. Mix until light and fluffy. Making sure to scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl occasionally.
  • Next add vanilla extract and eggs. Combine well.
  • Add flour mixture and mix until just combined. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl.
  • Add the white chocolate chips. Finish mixing with a spatula by hand.
  • Let the dough mixture chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Once rested, place one tablespoon of mixture two inches apart on a silicone baking sheet or parchment lined baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes.
  • As soon as the cookies are out of the oven sprinkle the broken candy cane pieces on the cookies.
  • Let cookies cool a few minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.

Notes

  • Combining the melted butter with the cocoa powder rehydrates the cocoa powder for better mixing. Make sure to let the butter and cocoa mixture rest for 10 minutes. 
  • Make sure to let the dough rest in your fridge for at least 30 minutes before baking.
  • As soon as the cookies come out of the oven, is the time to sprinkle the candy cane pieces on. The heat from the cookies will melt the pieces just a bit and they will stick to the cookies.
  • The cookies are great even without the candy cane pieces!

Nutrition

Serving: 36 cookies | Calories: 188kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 144mg | Potassium: 49mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 194IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 0.2mg
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