Double Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

Double Chocolate Peppermint Cookies, decadently delicious  and rich as we use both cocoa powder and peppermint white chocolate. These tasty treats are soft and chewy with pops of flavor in every bite. Add an extra level of festivity by drizzling white chocolate over the finished cookie, yum!

These are the perfect cookie to add to your Holiday sweets table.

Double Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

These easy Holiday cookies are easy to make. They are also a great make ahead recipe. You can freeze uncooked dough and save for later to cook and decorate. Cooked unfrosted cookies can be frozen for up to 3 months.  They are soft, chewy, and loaded with chocolate.

Ingredients:

• Cream of Tartar is a leavening agent for baking. If you do not have it, you can substitute, 1 teaspoon white vinegar.
• The molasses gives a nice chew to the cookie. I suggest not substituting it. However, if you do not have it, honey can be subbed but your cookies will be more crispy than chewy.
• Peppermint white chocolate chunks from Ghirardelli brand for is what we use in this recipe.
• Coconut oil is optional. It may be needed for the white chocolate drizzle. The oil will thin the white chocolate.

FAQs

• Eggs should be at room temperature for baking.
• Do not skip refrigerating the dough for an hour. Otherwise your cookies will spread.
• For the best results, follow the measurements by using measuring cups and spoons.
• Let the cookies cool completely before adding the drizzle.

Instructions

1. In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugars together with an electric mixer.
2. Add in the eggs, vanilla extract and molasses and beat until fully combined.
3. In a medium-sized bowl, stir together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and cream of tartar.
4. Beat half of the flour mixture into the butter mixture, then the second half.
5. Beat or stir in 1 cup of the peppermint white chocolate until completely combined.
6. Refrigerate the cookie dough for at least 1 hour.
7. Pre-heat oven to 325F.
8. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
9. Portion out the cookie dough onto the prepared sheets with a cookie scoop.
10. Bake for 12-15 minutes, until tops begin to crack and edges are set. Let cookies cool before adding the white chocolate drizzle.
11. In a small microwave-safe bowl, heat the remaining ½ cup peppermint white chocolate chunks in 25 second increments, stirring well in between each re-heating.
12. If needed, stir in the shortening or coconut oil to make the chocolate smoother.
13. Drizzle the white chocolate onto the cookies, either using a spoon or a piping bag.
14. Let the white chocolate drizzle set completely before storing or serving.

Storage Tips

• At Step 6 in the recipe directions below, the cookie dough can be frozen for up to 3 months. When ready to bake,  remove from the freezer and defrost overnight in the fridge, continue with the recipe in directions.
• Once baked the cookies can be kept in a covered container, unrefrigerated for up to 3-4 days.
• The cookies can also be kept in the fridge at Step 6, overnight and baked the next day.

Serving Ideas:

Having a Holiday party serve along with Instant Pot Hot Chocolate. For those who imbibe, my Dad's Irish Coffee. 

Other holiday treats you may enjoy:

Holiday Sugar Cookie Cake

Pecan Sandies

Italian Rainbow Cookies

Pecan Crescent Cookies

Rugelach

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Double Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

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Double Chocolate Peppermint Cookies, decadent and delicious treats that are chewy and chocolatey. Perfect for a Holiday dessert table, Christmas

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 12 minutes mins

refrigerate 1 hour hr

Total Time 1 hour hr 32 minutes mins

Servings: 40 cookies

Course: Christmas Cookies

Cuisine: American

Calories: 115

Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Equipment

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• Measuring Spoons and Cups
• Liquid Measuring Cup
• baking sheet

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ ¾ cup unsalted butter, melted Note 1
• ▢ 1 cup brown sugar
• ▢ ½ cup white sugar
• ▢ 2 eggs
• ▢ 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• ▢ 1 teaspoon molasses
• ▢ 1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour
• ▢ ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• ▢ 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ▢ 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• ▢ ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• ▢ 1 ½ cups Peppermint White Chocolate Chunks divided into 1 cup and ½ cup for the drizzle
• ▢ 1 teaspoon shortening or coconut oil optional

Instructions

 

1. In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugars together with an electric mixer.
2. Add in the eggs, vanilla extract and molasses and beat until fully combined
3. In a medium-sized bowl, stir together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt.
4. Beat half of the flour mixture into the butter mixture, then the second half.
5. Beat or stir in 1 cup of the peppermint white chocolate until completely combined.
6. Refrigerate the cookie dough for at least 1 hour.
7. Pre-heat oven to 325F.
8. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
9. Portion out the cookie dough onto the prepared sheets with a cookie scoop.
10. Bake for 12-15 minutes, until tops begin to crack and edges are set.
11. Let cookies cool completely before decorating with the drizzle.

White Chocolate Drizzle

1. In a small microwave-safe bowl, heat the remaining ½ cup peppermint white chocolate chunks in 25 second increments, stirring well in between each re-heating.
2. If needed, stir in the shortening or coconut oil to make the chocolate smoother.
3. Drizzle the white chocolate onto the cookies, either using a spoon or a piping bag.
4. Let the white chocolate drizzle set completely before storing or serving.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookieCalories: 115kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 1gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 18mgSodium: 37mgPotassium: 63mgFiber: 1gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 120IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 19mgIron: 1mg

Notes

Note 1: If using salted butter, omit the salt.

Storage Tips:

• At Step 6 in the recipe directions below, the cookie dough can be frozen for up to 3 months. When ready to bake,  remove from the freezer and defrost overnight in the fridge, continue with the recipe in directions.
• Once baked the cookies can be kept in a covered container, unrefrigerated for up to 3-4 days.
• The cookies can also be kept in the fridge at Step 6, overnight and baked the next day.

 

I'm not a registered dietician, I do my best to provide the most accurate nutritional values. Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation. Actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and portion sizes.

 

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