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Soft and Chewy Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

December 1, 2013

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These soft and chewy Chocolate Peppermint Cookies have the perfect amount of peppermint flavor to make them bright and festive! The perfect addition to your holiday cookie trays!

These soft and chewy Chocolate Peppermint Cookies have the perfect amount of peppermint flavor to make them bright and festive!  The perfect addition to your holiday cookie trays! | MomOnTimeout.com #Christmas #cookie #peppermint

This weekend has been SO busy! Fortunately, it’s been packed full of FUN things like getting our Christmas tree, going to the movies and watching Frozen and making cookies – of course! The boys were complaining that it had been ever so long since I made cookies – poor things – that I gave in and made them something spectacular!

Chocolate seemed to be the common requirement from the both of them and I wanted to make it a little bit Christmas-y, considering we ARE officially in December – yay! I took my very favorite chocolate cookie recipe and modified it just a bit to make these Soft and Chewy Chocolate Peppermint Cookies.

A requirement for a good chocolate cookie is that it is soft, chewy, and a bit fudgy in the center and this recipe definitely delivers. I love the addition of the peppermint flavor because it really wakens the cookie up and it instantly becomes fresh and cheer-inducing. Kind of like Christmas 🙂

These soft and chewy Chocolate Peppermint Cookies have the perfect amount of peppermint flavor to make them bright and festive!  The perfect addition to your holiday cookie trays! | MomOnTimeout.com #Christmas #cookie #peppermint

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I used Andes Peppermint Crunch Baking Chips for a subtle peppermint flavor. The addition of peppermint extract in the cookie dough really made it too peppermint-y so I stuck with vanilla. I sprinkled a few more baking chips on the top of the cookies right after removing from the oven. It adds a punch of color and festivity to these delicious cookies!

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Soft and Chewy Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

These soft and chewy Chocolate Peppermint Cookies have the perfect amount of peppermint flavor to make them bright and festive! The perfect addition to your holiday cookie trays!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword chocolate peppermint cookies
Prep Time 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes minutes
Refrigerate 1 hour hour
Total Time 1 hour hour 13 minutes minutes
Servings 24 cookies
Calories 139kcal
Author Trish - Mom On Timeout

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 3/4 cup light brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter melted
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 egg room temperature
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 1/2 cup Andes Peppermint Crunch baking chips plus more for sprinkling on top

Instructions

  • Whisk together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
  • Cream sugars and butter together until light and fluffy.
  • Add in egg, vanilla and water and beat until well blended.
  • Gradually stir in dry ingredients.
  • Fold in baking chips.
  • Refrigerate dough for 1 hour.
  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • Line cookie sheet with parchment paper or lightly grease.
  • Scoop out rounded tablespoons of cookie dough onto prepared cookie sheet. Dough is very thick.
  • Bake for 7-8 minutes or until they are set. Do not over bake.
  • Remove from oven, sprinkle with additional Andes chips if desired, and let cool on a rack.
  • Store in an airtight container.

Nutrition

Calories: 139kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 83mg | Potassium: 47mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 128IU | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1mg

I honestly cannot get enough peppermint right now which makes me super happy that it’s Christmas time! My sister was telling me yesterday what a short holiday season it is this year because Thanksgiving was so late. We MUST pack in every bit of peppermint goodness we can in the short time we have …at least that’s my plan!

These soft and chewy Chocolate Peppermint Cookies have the perfect amount of peppermint flavor to make them bright and festive!  The perfect addition to your holiday cookie trays! | MomOnTimeout.com #Christmas #cookie #peppermint

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Comments

  1. Hope says

    January 22, 2021 at 7:29 PM

    These are delicious and easy to make. I ended up with 29 large cookies. Yum!!!

    Reply
  2. Sadie says

    November 20, 2017 at 10:19 AM

    These are delicious! They’re a soft chew, rich and fudgy. One of my co-workers commented that it was like biting into a cup of peppermint hot chocolate! Peppermint can sometimes detract from the chocolate taste in cookies, but not with these. I added 1/2 cup of semisweet mini chocolate chips and 1 teaspoon instant espresso to enhance the chocolate taste. Instead of sprinkling Andes chips on top of the cookies when they came out of the oven, I pressed the tops of the cookies into coarsely chopped candy canes before baking so that the candy cane bits would melt slightly. The cookies firm up considerably as they cool and would be easy to overbake. They look underbaked and are fragile when you take them out of the oven. Mine were larger than the cookies pictured (my yield was 18) and they baked for just under 9 minutes.

    Reply
    • Trish - Mom On Timeout says

      November 22, 2017 at 1:01 PM

      Thanks so much Sadie!

      Reply
  3. Laura Perkins says

    February 12, 2014 at 11:00 PM

    What a great recipe! I picked up a few bags of Andes chips last month (first time seeing them) with no specific use in mind. Today while looking for a Valentines cookie recipe for my son, I found this post.

    My ten-year old son made these cookies (with my supervision) and they turned out great! I think his classmates will love them!

    Reply
    • Trish - Mom On Timeout says

      February 14, 2014 at 11:50 AM

      That’s so great to hear Laura! Happy Valentine’s Day!

      Reply
  4. Elizabeth says

    December 14, 2013 at 7:47 AM

    Found you on Pinterest. Where did you get Andes baking chips?

    Reply
    • Trish - Mom On Timeout says

      December 15, 2013 at 9:30 AM

      Hi Elizabeth! I picked mine up at Target in the baking aisle near the chocolate chips but I know they are available at most grocery stores and Walmart as well. Thanks for stopping by!

      Reply
  5. Jocelyn @BruCrew Life says

    December 6, 2013 at 10:47 PM

    Soft, chewy, and fudgey in the center…I’m all in for these cookies!!! Yum!

    Reply
    • Trish - Mom On Timeout says

      December 8, 2013 at 7:48 PM

      Thanks Jocelyn!

      Reply
  6. Wendy | Around My Family Table says

    December 2, 2013 at 10:54 PM

    Mmm, peppermint is so good with chocolate. Pinned!

    Reply
    • Trish - Mom On Timeout says

      December 6, 2013 at 5:38 PM

      I totally agree! Thanks for the pin Wendy!

      Reply
  7. Allie | Baking a Moment says

    December 2, 2013 at 6:10 PM

    Chocolate + peppermint is one of my FAVORITE things about this time of year… These cookies look fantastic! Pinned 😉

    Reply
    • Trish - Mom On Timeout says

      December 6, 2013 at 6:50 PM

      Mine too Allie 🙂 Does life get any better than chocolate and peppermint together? I think not 🙂 Thanks for the pin girl!

      Reply
  8. Nancy P.@thebittersideofsweet says

    December 1, 2013 at 7:40 PM

    I love those peppermint baking chips from Andes! These cookies look delicious and festive!

    Reply
    • Trish - Mom On Timeout says

      December 6, 2013 at 7:00 PM

      Thank you so much Nancy!

      Reply
  9. Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says

    December 1, 2013 at 6:10 PM

    These cookies are FABULOUS Trish! Peppermint + chocolate rock. 🙂

    Reply
    • Trish - Mom On Timeout says

      December 6, 2013 at 7:01 PM

      Thank Dorothy, and yes, I agree 🙂

      Reply
  10. Averie @ Averie Cooks says

    December 1, 2013 at 5:04 PM

    I love the looks of the great texture on these, Trish!

    Reply
    • Trish - Mom On Timeout says

      December 6, 2013 at 7:01 PM

      Thanks Averie!

      Reply
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