I challenge myself to a new peppermint bark inspired creation each December. Last year I went the cupcake route; this year I’m crushing on cookies. Dipped in peppermint-spiked chocolate and decked with crushed peppermint, these soft batch-style cookies are the epitome of chocolate peppermint bliss.
Festive yet fairly simply to make (little ones would love to help dip and sprinkle!), these are sure to be a hit at any holiday fête.
Dipped Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
Yield: 26 cookies
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1 1/3 cups flour
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1 Tbsp black (or dark) cocoa
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Topping
- 6 ounces (170 grams) semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 1/8 tsp peppermint extract
- 5 (75 grams) peppermint candy canes, crushed
Instructions
- For the cookies, whisk together flour, cocoas, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. Beat butter and brown sugar in a large mixer bowl at medium speed until creamy. Add egg and vanilla, beating to combine. Reduce speed to low and gradually add flour mixture; beat just until incorporated. Cover dough and chill in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours, or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350°F (If cookie dough has chilled overnight, let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes before baking). Line two baking sheets with silicone mats or parchment paper. Form 26 (1-inch) balls of dough and place two inches apart on prepared baking sheets. Spray the bottom of a drinking glass lightly with nonstick spray, then use the glass to flatten dough until 1/4" thick, approximately 2 inches in diameter. Bake, rotating pans halfway through, for 8 minutes, until edges are set. Cool for 3 minutes on baking sheets, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Line two jelly roll pans with parchment paper. Place semisweet chocolate in a double boiler or in a heat-proof bowl over a saucepan of gently simmering water. Slowly melt the chocolate, stirring occasionally until glossy and smooth. Remove from heat and stir in peppermint extract. Dip one half of each cookie in melted chocolate; place on prepared pans and sprinkle with crushed candy canes. Chill cookies in the refrigerator for 15 minutes, until set. Store leftover cookies in a single layer at room temperature up to 2 days.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 118
these look fantastic! I love how dark they are and how festive they are! yum!!
Peppermint and chocolate, perfect for Holidays! I love your pictures and recipes:)
See, you are the baking queen .. love these cookies!!!! The epitome of chocolate peppermint bliss, indeed! and love that you challenge yourself with a new peppermint bark inspired creation each December. . . I’ll be getting my bark on tomorrow! 😛 love this, Laura!
Scrumptious!! I love baking (and noshing on) with Ghirardelli squares. 😀
All 3 of my kids love the chocolate-peppermint combo! These would be winners at my house!
I should not be reading a food blog when I am hungry. Peppermint and chocolate are perfect together. With the stripe on the peppermint—so festive.
Peppermint is my favorite flavor at Christmas. The Dipped Chocolate Peppermint Cookies are just perfect, lots of dark chocolate spiked with enough peppermint to make me very happy!
Perfect choice for Christmas cookies! Oh how I wish I had seen this beautiful post to ask you to join my featured guests on my Christmas cookie post yesterday. Maybe next time I’ll catch you beforehand and you can be included in the yummy cookie fun!
Buon Natale’ amica, Roz
Too pretty! 🙂 Love the styling here and these are the perfect Christmas cookie!
Thanks Tieghan! 🙂
THESE are winners. I’m making these for a hostess gift for tomorrow. Mine! Thank you, these are lovely.
Oh, wow! These look amazing!
What a perfect seasonal cookie. Love that you made the chocolate cookie, too 🙂
Wow, these sound dandy! : )
These cookies are gorgeous, Laura! So elegant and chocolatey… love those crushed candy canes, too 🙂
You make the most beautiful desserts, Laura. Beautiful photography capturing these choco peppermint cookies.
I cannot get enough of the peppermint-chocolate combo this year (and cookies, always ;)). Love how festive these look!
Hehe I promise that I’m not copying you Laura but I made some cookies that are very similar in look if not taste 😀 These are great!
Such delicious looking holiday cookies! Pinned 🙂
Beautiful cookies, Laura!! And the photos are so, so pretty!
So lovely in color contrast and in composition of flavor. Those are edible art!
These cookies would be a dangerous thing for me! They are so pretty!
So pretty, delicious and festive!
Cheers,
Rosa
Gorgeous! Love love love these shots. And what could be better than chocolate and peppermint? Nuthin. Not nuthin.
I want to make these as part of my christmas cookie gifts this year- do they freeze well? I have quite a few cookies to make and would like to make a head of time if possible.
Hi Jenni, you can definitely make the cookies in advance and freeze them until you’re ready to use. However, I suggest dipping the cookies in chocolate and adding the crushed candy canes up to a day ahead of serving (the freezer may have an adverse effect on the texture of the candy canes if you dipped the cookies in advance). Hope that helps!