Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
Chocolate Peppermint Cookies with easy decorating tips make these perfect for the holiday season!
Servings: 12 cookies
Calories: 282kcal
Ingredients
- 3 oz. chocolate at least 72% cacao
- 2 large candy canes or equivalent peppermint candy
- 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup softened butter
- ¾ cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 egg
Decorating Ingredients:
- 8 oz. royal icing mix
- 3-4 tablespoons water
- 2 coarsely crushed candy canes or equivalent peppermint candy
- Edible spray paint optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or spray with non stick spray.
- Using a double boiler, melt the chocolate.
- Break candy canes into smaller pieces.
- Using a coffee/spice grinder, grind the candy cane pieces to a powder. This should yield about 2 tablespoons.
- In a bowl, combine flour, espresso powder, baking powder, salt and candy cane powder.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, mix butter and sugar until creamy.
- Add egg and chocolate. Mix until thoroughly combined.
- Add flour combination and mix until just combined.
- Using about 2 tablespoons for each cookie, roll into balls and place on cookie sheet.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes until set.
- Leave to cool completely before removing from cookie sheets.
- Remove from cookie sheets and now it’s time to decorate.
- To make royal icing, add water and mix until thoroughly combined. Use more or less water, depending on how thick or thin you prefer your royal icing.
- Transfer to a squeeze bottle and drizzle the royal icing onto the cookies.
- Crush candy canes by running a rolling pin over them on a cutting board. You want them to be a little chunky.
- Sprinkle crushed candy canes on top.
- Leave to dry for 5-10 minutes.
- Spray with edible spray paint, as desired.
Notes
This is a very soft cookie dough. You may need to flour your hands a little while rolling the cookies.
Nutrition
Calories: 282kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 162mg | Potassium: 123mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 30g | Vitamin A: 256IU | Calcium: 35mg | Iron: 1mg
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