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Chocolate Peppermint Cookies Recipe

4.48 from 48 votes
prep 5 minutes
cook 10 minutes
Additional Time 5 minutes
total 20 minutes
Serves 8 small cookies
These chocolate peppermint cookies are nothing short of a dark and rich brownie in cookie form, stuffed with Ghirardelli peppermint chocolate bark. 
Author: Bernice Baran
Servings 8 small cookies

Ingredients

  • 56 grams salted butter, melted
  • 150 grams light brown sugar, packed
  • 1 large egg, room temperature
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 90 grams all purpose flour, spooned and leveled
  • 40 grams Dutch process cocoa powder, spooned and leveled
  • 1/4 tsp fine sea salt
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 9 Ghirardelli peppermint bark, roughly chopped

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 350F (177C) convection OR 325F (163C) conventional and line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  2. In a medium bowl, microwave the butter for 20-30 seconds, just until it's melted (if it gets super hot, then let it cool a little bit).
    56 grams salted butter melted
  3. Add the light brown sugar to the melted butter and whisk together for about a minute. Add in the egg and vanilla and whisk until it's completely smooth.
    150 grams light brown sugar packed, 1 large egg room temperature, 1 tsp vanilla extract
  4. Add the flour, cocoa powder, salt and baking powder and fold the cookie dough just until there are a few streaks left of flour.
    90 grams all purpose flour spooned and leveled, 40 grams Dutch process cocoa powder spooned and leveled, 1/4 tsp fine sea salt, 1 tsp baking powder
  5. Fold in the chopped peppermint bark, just until they're evenly dispersed.
    9 Ghirardelli peppermint bark roughly chopped
  6. Roll the cookie dough into 8 small cookies, four per cookie sheet, and bake one sheet on the middle rack for 10 minutes on convection or 12 minutes on conventional, just until the edges feel set.
  7. Remove them from the oven, give the pan a quick tap on the counter and allow them to rest for 5-10 minutes before transferring off the cookie sheet.
  8. Sprinkle with sea salt flakes and enjoy warm!

Notes

You can also bake these into four large (4oz) cookies. Bake two per cookie sheet for 14-16 minutes.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 285kcalCarbohydrates: 41gProtein: 4gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 41mgSodium: 164mgFiber: 1gSugar: 25g
Course: Cookies
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chocolate cookies, chocolate peppermint cookies, cookies, peppermint cookies, quick and easy cookies, small batch cookies