Mrs. Claus Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
Rich Chocolate Chunk Cookies with White Chocolate Peppermint Bar and Crunchy Candy Canes.
Servings: 24
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup Butter, cold cut into small cubes
- 1 3/4 cup Sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 2 teaspoon Vanilla
- 1/2 cup Cocoa high quality **
- 2 1/4 cup Flour
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt
- 1 cup Chocolate Chunks
- 2 - 3.5- ounce bars Peppermint Bark or White Chocolate Candy Cane Bar cut into chunks (may want more depending on preference), Ghirardelli or Hershey’s
- 3 Candy Canes crushed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 360 degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream cold butter cubes and sugar for at least 4 minutes, scraping the bowl halfway through mixing.
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add in vanilla.
- Stir in flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt. Stir in chocolate chips.
- Drop large spoonfuls onto cookie sheet lined with a Silpat or parchment paper.
- Place chunks of the peppermint bark bar throughout cookie dough.
- Cook for 10-14 minutes.
- Sprinkle with crushed candy canes.