Chocolate Peppermint Cookies Recipe
This easy Chocolate Peppermint Cookies Recipe makes the perfect holiday dessert. Rich chocolate with a fresh peppermint icing will fill you with the Christmas spirit!
Servings 12 cookies
Calories 288kcal
Ingredients
For The Cookies
- 1 egg
- ¾ cup sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 stick butter softened
- ½ cup chocolate chips melted
- 1 cup flour
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup caramel chips
For The Peppermint Icing
- 1 cup white candy melts
- 5-7 peppermints crushed into small bits
Instructions
- Line a baking with parchment paper and set aside. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, cream together egg and both sugars.
- Add butter and use an electric mixer to beat until smooth. Add melted chocolate and mix until all ingredients are well-incorporated.
- In another bowl, sift together all dry ingredients: flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt.
- Slowly add dry ingredients into wet ingredients and mix until cookie dough forms.
- Fold caramel chips into cookie dough.
- Use an ice cream scoop (approx. ¼ cup) to scoop cookie dough onto lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 11-14 minutes. Allow to cool.
- In a microwave-safe bowl, microwave candy in 30 second intervals until completely melted. Be sure to stir between each interval.
- Pour melted candy into a piping bag and drizzle onto each cookie. Sprinkle each cookie with crushed peppermint.
Nutrition
Calories: 288kcal