These decadent chocolate cookies and creamy peppermint frosting are the perfect combination of peppermint chocolate cookies perfect for this holiday season.
If you want holiday cheer in a cookie, these peppermint chocolate cookies are it! They are packed full of chocolatey goodness with a hint of peppermint in the frosting. This combination is one of my favorites during the holiday season.
Perfect for a holiday party, family get-together, or any festive holiday celebration these peppermint chocolate cookies are sure to be a crowd-pleaser! I love these peppermint chocolate cookies for parties and get-togethers because they are easy to make, but so cute and they allow guests to grab them to enjoy quickly.
If you are looking for other holiday desserts, these are great options:
Peppermint Chocolate Cookies Recipe
In a bowl, mix sugars and butter. Then beat in eggs, vanilla extract, and peppermint extract. until combined. Mix in cocoa powder, baking soda, salt, and flour. Then stir in chopped chocolate until combined.
Using a cookie scoop, place cookie dough on a parchment-lined cookie sheet. Flatten each cookie slightly. Bake for 5 minutes, remove the cookie sheet, and firmly tap on the counter. Return the cookie sheet to the oven and bake an additional 2 minutes.
Let the cookies cool on the cookie sheet for 2 minutes before allowing them to cool completely on a cooling rack.
Make the peppermint buttercream by beating with a mixer one stick of butter for 2 minutes before beating in 1/2 cup of powdered sugar, milk, and peppermint extract. Gradually add in an additional 1 1/2 cups of powdered sugar. Beat until combined.
Once the cookies are cooled, spread or pipe the peppermint buttercream on the top of the cookies (I used a pastry bag and tip, but you could just spread with a butter knife). Then top each cookie with crusted peppermint candy (or candy cane).
Peppermint Chocolate Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, softened (1 stick)
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp peppermint extract
- 1/3 cup Dutch-process unsweetened dark cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 3/4 cups flour
- 4 oz bittersweet chocolate, chopped
Peppermint Buttercream
- 1/2 cup butter, softened (1 stick)
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp peppermint extract
- 1 Tbsp milk
- crushed candy cane
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix sugars and butter. Then beat in eggs, vanilla extract, and peppermint extract. until combined.
- Mix in cocoa powder, baking soda, salt, and flour. Then stir in chopped chocolate until combined.
- Using a cookie scoop, place cookie dough on a parchment-lined cookie sheet. Flatten each cookie slightly.
- Bake for 5 minutes, remove the cookie sheet, and firmly tap on the counter. Return the cookie sheet to the oven and bake an additional 2 minutes.
- Let the cookies cool on the cookie sheet for 2 minutes before allowing them to cool completely on a cooling rack.
- Make the peppermint buttercream by beating with a mixer one stick of butter for 2 minutes before beating in 1/2 cup of powdered sugar, milk, and peppermint extract. Gradually add in an additional 1 1/2 cups of powdered sugar. Beat until combined.
- Once the cookies are cooled, spread or pipe the peppermint buttercream on the top of the cookies (I used a pastry bag and tip, but you could just spread with a butter knife). Then top each cookie with crusted peppermint candy (or candy cane).
