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Chocolate Peppermint Drop Cookies layered in a row on white square platter.
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Chocolate Peppermint Drop Cookies

Chocolate Peppermint Drop Cookies are packed with chocolate, chocolate chips, peppermint and topped with crushed dye free candy canes! A perfect cookie for the peppermint fans over the holiday season! 
Course: Dessert
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 60 cookies
Author: Heather

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350° and line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  • In a stand mixer or with a hand beater, cream together the butter, brown sugar or honey.
  • Add the vanilla and mix.
  • Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each egg until creamy.
  • Add cocoa, flour, baking soda and salt. Mix just until combined.
  • Stir in chocolate chips.
  • Using a medium sized scoop or rounded tablespoonful, place cookie dough 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets.
  • Top cookie dough with a teaspoon of crushed candy canes and gently press them into the dough.
  • Bake cookies for 10-12 minutes. The cookies will look a little underdone in the middle, but that is exactly the way you want them!
  • Let cookies cool 5 minutes on pan, then remove to wire rack to cool completely.
  • Melt white chocolate chips or wafers in microwave or double boiler, drizzle chocolate over cookies or dip half the cookie in chocolate and sprinkle with more crushed candy canes. Let sit until chocolate has hardened before storing.

Notes

To bake frozen cookie dough: Bake as directed in recipe, but increase the baking time by 2-3 minutes.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 122kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 92mg | Potassium: 63mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 154IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 1mg
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