This classic cookie with crushed peppermint candy canes will be a family favorite! Bet you won’t be able to east just one of these Chocolate Chip Peppermint Cookies!
These Chocolate Chip Peppermint Cookies have official been added to our growing list of favorite holiday cookies! I actually made these for the first time last season and was anxious to make them again since everyone loved them!
Chocolate chip cookies are always a hit on their own, and when you add some peppermint extract with crushed candy canes, you’ll have a classic cookie with a rocking festive twist to add to your dessert tray!
After mixing up the dough for this recipe I realized I only had one cup of chocolate chips and another of chocolate chunks, so I mixed the two. What a great way to stumble on a scrumptious combination!
Biting into those extra thick pieces of chocolate with peppermint flavor popping though the cookie is divine, especially when it comes right out of the oven! I’m pretty sure that if you leave these cookies out for Santa there won’t be a crumb left behind!
You also might consider making this Peppermint Mocha White Russian…for Santa 😉
Chocolate Chip Peppermint Cookies
A classic cookie with chunks of chocolate chips and peppermint candies. This minty cookie is great for a cookie exchange.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, unsalted
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 3 cups self-rising flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips or chunks
- 6 peppermint candy canes, crushed
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
Beat together butter and sugars until creamy. Add eggs and peppermint extract, mix well.
Whisk salt into flour in a separate bowl, and then add to butter mixture. Mix well and stir in chocolate chips.
With small cookie scoop place dough on prepared baking sheets. Sprinkle top of cookies with peppermint candy (use your fingers to make the topping stick to the dough). Bake for 10-13 minutes or until cookies are light brown. Let cool for a couple of minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 48 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 132Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 18mgSodium: 143mgCarbohydrates: 19gFiber: 1gSugar: 12gProtein: 1g
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I haven’t made cookies with this flavour combination before!! Thank you for sharing this, I must give it a try this holiday season!
Michelle F.
Those look so yummy! I love chocolate and mint.
Choc Chip Uru
What a tasty combo of flavours, I can’t wait to start baking with candy canes 😀
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Choc Chip Uru
Debi @ Life Currents
These look super yummy! I love mint and chocolate at this time of year!
Dawn
This festive spin on chocolate chip cookies sound tasty! I bet my husband would love this!
Stacey- Travel Blogger
I love any kind of mint with chocolate! I will have to try this recipe out!
Cindy (Vegetarian Mamma)
Wow, these look great. I made something similar but gluten free.
Rachael
Sounds like a happy mistake, so glad you were out of chips. I love the chunks! And these look great.
Heather
These look so good! I really want some. I just had some terrible Baklava, so I could really indulge in a good cookie right now!
Jenn
These look amazing! I may have to add these into my baking this year!
Hotly Spiced
These are really festive-looking cookies. I love the touch of peppermint. These would be perfect for when guests drop by xx
Holly @ Woman Tribune
What spectacularly festive cookies! Love the pieces of peppermint candy cane on top.
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What beautiful and festive cookies! Santa is really going to enjoy a wonderful treat this year!! I love that you used 1/2 chips and 1/2 chunks – sounds like a happy accident to me. I need to try that for sure!
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These look absolutely YUMMY!! Love them.
Caitlin
These look like delicious cookies!
Jen
These sound and look like the perfect Christmas cookie with the peppermint, chocolate and candy canes – yummy!
Travel Blogger
Oh yum that looks really good! I love peppermint cookies.
Rosey
Those look so good to me. I guess it’s because they look so ‘Christmas-y.’ 🙂
Stephanie Pass
I love peppermint and chocolate. I bet these are delicious!
Kristin
Those look ridiculously good and they’re so pretty and festive
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Chocolate Chip Peppermint Cookies just look fabulous! I would love to try your recipe, it’s such an adorable Holiday treat that my family would love!!
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Such a festive and lovely cookies Sandra!
Joanne/WineLady Cooks
Peppermint has been my favorite flavor this season. I love your recipe for he Chocolate Chip Peppermint cookies. I will have to add this to my cookie exchange list. Definitely a must make. Thanks so much for sharing your recipe. Pinned/shared.