What is a more iconic flavour combination at the holidays than chocolate and peppermint? It’s something that we all look forward to every year. It’s great in hot chocolates, candies, and even cookies. These Holiday Double Chocolate Cookies are not only great for get togethers, but you’ll find that they are great throughout the holiday season.
This recipe for chocolate peppermint cookies has a wonderful holiday flavour. Remember that splurging on pure peppermint extract is going to give you the best flavour. Whenever you bake, always use the best ingredients and you’ll be happy with the results. That’s where many people go wrong. Skimping on real butter, extracts, etc. can really hurt the overall flavour of your baked goods.
These are the best Christmas cookies to bake for family and friends! These chocolate peppermint cookies would be great for bake sales, gifts, holiday parties, etc. Imagine putting these in a cute holiday container with colourful tissue paper as a gift for your child’s teachers. You could also pack these in cut treat bags for bake sales or gifts for your neighbours and coworkers. The flavour of these chocolate cookies is amazing, but presentation is always important. If you’re taking these to a party, place them on a cute platter and with a paper doily under them. And, let’s not forget how amazing this recipe for holiday cookies would be for a cookie swap. Everyone will be wanting more and begging for the recipe.
Holiday Cookie Recipe Ideas
- Brownie Snowflake Sugar Cookies
- Crème Brulée Gingersnap Cookies
- Christmas Shortbread Cookies
- Chai Snickerdoodle Holiday Cookies
- Delicious Peppermint Meringue Cookies Recipe
Double Chocolate Cookies Recipe
If you want something that satisfies that craving for rich chocolate and peppermint, these holiday cookies are excellent. You will love sitting down and enjoying these with coffee, hot chocolate, or even a cold glass of milk. This is the perfect way to unwind after being stuck in your local mall for hours with angry and impatient shoppers. Just pop these in the oven or microwave to warm them up whenever you need a treat to help you make it through the holidays with your sanity intact.
Makes 24 cookies
Ingredients:
- 3 cup flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 tbsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 ½ cup sugar
- 1 ½ cup packed brown sugar
- 1 cup cocoa powder
- 3 large eggs, room temp
- 1 tbsp peppermint extract
- 2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup white chocolate melting wafers, melted
- 1 cup milk chocolate melting wafers, melted
- 1/2 cup crushed candy canes
Equipment Needed
- 2 disposable piping bags
- Large cookie sheet
- Parchment paper
- Electric Mixer
- Double boiler or microwaveable bowl
How to make holiday Double Chocolate Cookies
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line large cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in a bowl. Whisk ingredients together. Set aside. Using an electric mixer, beat the butter and both sugars until creamy. Slowly add one egg at a time to the butter and sugar mixture, beating after each addition. Add vanilla beating to incorporate with the butter, sugar, and egg mixture. Slowly add the flour mixture, one cup at a time, stirring to combine after each addition.
Using a ¼ cup, scoop out the cookie dough and place on the lined cookie sheet allowing space for baking between each cookie. Bake the cookies for 15 minutes.
Using a double boiler, melt the milk chocolate melting wafers. You can also melt them in a microwaveable bowl for 30 seconds at a time, stir, and repeat until wafers are melted. Once melted, pour chocolate into a disposable piping. Cut a small tip off the piping bag and drizzle all over the cookies. Repeat the steps with the white chocolate. Once both chocolate have been drizzled, sprinkle crushed candy canes. Let chocolate completely dry before enjoying!
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Holiday Double Chocolate Cookies Recipe
Equipment
- 2 disposable piping bags
- Large cookie sheet
- Parchment paper
- Electric mixer
- Double boiler or microwaveable bowl
Ingredients
- 3 cup flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 tbsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 ½ cup sugar
- 1 ½ cup packed brown sugar
- 1 cup cocoa powder
- 3 large eggs room temp
- 1 tbsp peppermint extract
- 2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup white chocolate melting wafers melted
- 1 cup milk chocolate melting wafers melted
- 1/2 cup crushed candy canes
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line large cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in a bowl. Whisk ingredients together. Set aside.
- Using an electric mixer, beat the butter and both sugars until creamy.
- Slowly add one egg at a time to the butter and sugar mixture, beating after each addition.
- Add vanilla beating to incorporate with the butter, sugar, and egg mixture.
- Slowly add the flour mixture, one cup at a time, stirring to combine after each addition.
- Using a ¼ cup, scoop out the cookie dough and place on the lined cookie sheet allowing space for baking between each cookie.
- Bake the cookies for 15 minutes.
- Using a double boiler melt the milk chocolate melting wafers. You can also melt them in a microwaveable bowl for 30 seconds at a time, stir, and repeat until wafers are melted.
- Once melted, pour chocolate into a disposable piping.
- Cut a small tip off the piping bag and drizzle all over the cookies.
- Repeat the steps with the white chocolate.
- Once both chocolate have been drizzled, sprinkle crushed candy canes.
- Let chocolate completely dry before enjoying!
these look absolutely delicious and so festive. A perfect treat for my girls upcoming Christmas party
Nice decadent treat for the holiday pot luck
Mmmmm these sound amazing, and these are a cookie my husband would love to munch on, he loves anything peppermint!!
These look so yummy and I can’t wait to try them!
These look delicious! And you’re correct, they are pretty and perfect for a bake sale…
These sound amazing.
These look so pretty and I love a good chocolate cookie.
All the chocolate on these cookies makes them perfect for Xmas. Would like to try.
This would be good to try! I think if I make these I’ll end up eating most if not all of them.
Thanks and let us know how you like them!
I’m all about the chocolate! These look like the perfect festive treat. 🙂
This looks like the perfect holiday cookie – it has EVERYTHING and so fun to make!
These look so delicious and festive too. I can’t wait to try the recipe.
I love anything double chocolate! These cookies sound delish!
Double chocolate, better than single chocolate.
These cookies look like an amazing treat to have all year round. I love double chocolate anything 🙂
They are great all year round for sure!
These cookies look delicious
Thanks and they are!
This will surely solve a chocolate craving, not sure if I could stop at a couple.
Your recipe sounds great and perfect for chocaholics like me
These are perfect to make for the holidays
These look wonderful and work great added to our cookie collection that we bake for our relatives every Christmas.