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Chocolate peppermint chip cookies to get you in the mood for the Holiday season
‘Tis the season! Our tree is up and presents are sort of getting bought and wrapped. I hate wrapping presents, though. In the future, my kids are probably going to think I’m a disappointment cause the gift wrapping on their friends’ birthday gifts will be pathetic. When I was young, I always looked up to my mom and thought, “moms know EVERYTHING and know how to do everything PERFECTLY.” Which, for me, is true cause my mom’s present wrapping was always perfect and she rarely ever used gift bags, she knew how to sew things and hem things, she knew how to do various styles of braids in my hair. And then I think about myself and I panic because I can’t do ANY of that. I don’t know how to French braid, I don’t know how to sew, I don’t know how to wrap a present neatly..it’s kind of panic-inducing cause I don’t want my kids to think I’m a disappointment. I guess I have some time between now and then to learn, right?
Who loves good chocolate cookies with peppermint? Peppermint with cookies around the holidays is always the quintessential reminder that the holidays are amongst us. My favorite cookies around the holidays, especially in December are peppermint and chocolate cookies. I mean, they just TASTE like Christmas!
My coworker found these Andes Peppermint Crunch Baking Chips at the store and immediately texted me about them. I told her to grab me two bags. I already knew what I was going to bake up with them! No doubt in my mind that a soft chocolate cookie was going to be used. These cookies went like hot cakes at work so bake up a batch yourself and spread the holiday cheer :)
Chocolate Peppermint Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup (227 g) unsalted butter, room temperature
- ¾ cup (165 g) dark brown sugar
- ¼ cup (50 g) granulated sugar
- 3.4 ounce (96 g) package of chocolate fudge pudding mix
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 ¼ cups (281 g) all purpose flour
- ¼ cup (22 g) Dutch-processed cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (237 g) Andes peppermint crunch baking chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 °F (177 °C). Line baking sheets with silicone baking mats or parchment paper. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until creamy and fluffy. Add in the pudding mix, eggs, and vanilla extract. Beat well until incorporated.1 cup (227 g) unsalted butter, 3/4 cup (165 g) dark brown sugar, 1/4 cup (50 g) granulated sugar, 3.4 ounce (96 g) package of chocolate fudge pudding mix, 2 large eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.2 1/4 cups (281 g) all purpose flour, 1/4 cup (22 g) Dutch-processed cocoa powder, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Slowly add in the dry ingredients until just combined. Fold in the peppermint chips with a spatula.1 cup (237 g) Andes peppermint crunch baking chips
- Drop cookies onto baking sheet with a cookie scoop (I used a medium cookie scoop) and bake for 10 minutes or until slightly golden around the edges.
- Remove from oven and let cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes. Transfer to wire cooling racks to cool completely.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
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I love chocolate peppermint cookies..I made some a couple weeks ago! Just like yours, they were gone so fast, I only got one! hah Love the tray by the way!
I love the chocolate and peppermint combination!
I saw those Andes peppermint baking chips and wanted to buy a bag (or two!) so badly…but my boyfriend pushed me along. LOL
I WISH I DID BUY IT NOW! These cookies look wonderful.
I don’t know how to french braid either! If I have a little girl one day I’m just gonna have to learn!!! Lol. LOVE these cookies, Julie!!! Save some for me, please ;)
I LOVED those Andes peppermint crunch baking chips! They tasted a lot more delicious than I expected!
Good idea to use a pudding mix cookie with these! Mmmm!
Your kids will think you are the most amazing, beautiful, fairy-princess of the universe, “I can’t believe my mom can bake ANYTHING in the whole world and she puts candy in cookies!” For real. Who cares about braids when there are so many amazing cookies to bake? Plus, you could have boys :)
I love the peppermint baking chips! Love that it is cookie season because I have so many recipes to make and this one is great!
Wrapping gifts is so not my thing. If I had my wish I would put all of the gifts under our tree in bags even though I hoard pretty paper and ribbons with the intentions to wrap. Luckily for me my husband is a perfectionist when it comes to wrapping gifts so that is always bestowed onto him. These cookies look scrumptious!
I have these Andes in my pantry right now. Lucky me!
These look wonderful! I love chocolate and mint together! I can’t wait to try them out! Thanks for sharing the recipe!