Chocolate and Peppermint Cookies

Name: Chocolate and Peppermint Cookies
Yield: Serves 36 (serving size: 1 cookie)
Ingredients: 1 ¼ cups granulated sugar; ½ cup brown sugar; ½ cup unsalted butter, softened; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 large egg; 7.9 ounces (about 1 3/4 cups) all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; ¼ teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon peppermint extract; 1 ½ ounces crushed hard peppermint candies (such as Starlight); ⅓ cup semisweet chocolate chips; Parchment paper

3 Ratings
3 Reviews

Enjoy the classic combination of chocolate and peppermint in this simple, yet oh-so-good cookie recipe. Reviewers say these cookies are "delicious, chewy, and easy." For even more minty goodness, you can use one part semi-sweet chocolate chips and one part Andes Baking Chips.Can't get enough chocolate and mint? Check out more of our favorite recipes that feature the perfect pairing here: 20 Mint Chocolate Recipes You'll Love All Year Long

By Darcy Lenz and Darcy Lenz

Recipe by Cooking Light November 2014

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Credit: Randy Mayor; Styling: Claire Spollen

Recipe Summary

Yield:

Serves 36 (serving size: 1 cookie)

Nutrition Info

Directions

Step 1
Preheat oven to 350°. Combine granulated sugar, brown sugar, butter, and vanilla in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until fluffy. Add egg; beat just until blended. Beat in flour, baking soda, and salt.

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Step 2
Beat peppermint extract into cookie dough at medium speed. Stir in crushed peppermint candies and chocolate chips. Drop dough by tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

103 calories; fat 3.2g; saturated fat 2g; sodium 55mg.

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Bjknapp

12/19/2015

The problem with this recipe is the use of candy in it. The corn syrup in the candy melts in the baking process, then hardens again once the cookie is cooled. The flavor is great, but the cookies are rocks. They are painful to eat now that they are cool. I suggest leaving in the mint extract, but using Andes candies instead of chocolate chips and peppermint candy.

nwilker

01/29/2015

Definitely easy to make. I used candy canes and just weighed till i got close to 1.5 ounces. I didn't have peppermint extract, but i don't think it was needed. I used the smaller cookie scooper and was able to get over 16 balls on a sheet and they didn't touch. I was able to make 48 cookies this way! Definitely a nice holiday cookie option!

PaigeD13

11/11/2014

Delicious, chewy and easy!

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