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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 a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
- 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.
- Slowly add in the dry ingredients until just combined. Fold in the peppermint chips with a spatula.
- 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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Uh yeah, these look amazing. I would have to be tied up to stop eating them… or something along those lines!
Chocolate + peppermint = the best holiday flavor combo ever in my opinion! I just picked up a bag of peppermint baking pieces from Trader Joe’s and I bet they’d be fantastic in this recipe!
What should I ask for more. You have the answer for what I need! Looks so wonderful! I’m with you – seems like my mom does things way better than I do, I’m sure but we do other things better than her, too.
These look so yummy – question: do you use instant pudding or the regular kind? Thanks!
Instant. Don’t use the cook & serve one.
Julie, I LOVE these cookies. First, the amazing chocolate base, and all that peppermint! I bought a package of those peppermint andes chips and cannot wait to use them!! The photos – so crisp and clear. PS: I hate wrapping presents too! I have no patience. and I suck at it.
Haha you are funny! You will be a great mom, whether you can wrap or french braid or not. I mean, you bake and cook amazingly! Your kids will automatically LOVE you for that!!! ;) Your kids are going to love these cookies, bc they look fantabulous!!!
I am obsessing over your JOY plate. Ob. Sessed!! I loooooooooooooove it!! The cookies are pretty awesome too ;)
First of all – these cookies… why weren’t there any when I was over?! lol Okay cuz it was made like a month ago right? ;) But anyway…. I can’t French braid. But you know what… you can absolutely and totally just use bags for everything. The more tissue paper the better! Fluffy = awesome. ;)
These are so festive especially with that fab plate!
These look like some soft and chewy lovleyness!! My two fav flavors too..your killing me :)