Description
These Chocolate Peppermint Cookies make the perfect sweet treat for the holidays.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 bag peppermint candy melts
- crushed candy canes or peppermint candies
Instructions
- In bowl, add dry ingredients, flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, salt and set aside
- In mixing bowl beat butter and sugars until light and fluffy
- Add eggs and beat until combined
- Add flour mixture and mix just until they are combined
- Chill dough for at least one hour or overnight
- Preheat oven to 350 and line baking sheets with parchment paper or use a baking mat
- With a cookie scoop, drop dough on baking sheet
- Bake for 10 minutes
- Let cool and dip each cookie in melted candy melts
- place on parchment paper and sprinkle with peppermint candies