These double chocolate peppermint cookies are so amazing-I just have to share! They came from a recipe that I found online during a random search one day years ago, and they are my standard go to ever since. I’ve tweaked them just a bit for this version. The best part is, you can spruce them up in a many different ways and they always taste great.
Peppermint Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe:
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 sticks butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 3/4 tsp peppermint extract
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 2 cups chocolate chips or M&M’s
Directions
I usually do cookie dough blobs that are about an inch to an inch and a half big, but they also turn out great if you make them even bigger. Bake for approximately 9-10 minutes. They are best if they are still a little bit soft.
(I always use a Slipat mat when baking cookies. One of my VERY favorite kitchen gadgets.)
Other than following the basic recipe, which tastes great as is, you can also try the following:
**Substitute 1 Tbsp vanilla instead of the peppermint extract for just chocolate chocolate chip cookies
Or try adding:
Reese’s Pieces or PB chips
A combo of chocolate and butterscotch chips
Christmas M&Ms with the peppermint extract substitution
A combo of white chips, milk chocolate chips and toffee bits
I absolutely LOVE this basic recipe. It’s one of my favorites. We make them every December and eat them with peppermint ice cream while watching “It’s a Wonderful Life” together as a date/FHE after Cal is in bed. I will have to try putting new stuff IN them. Yum!
These look and sound so good!!!! I need to get some peppermint extract! Thanks for sharing this recipe!
Sounds delicious!
mmmm, I love chocolate and mint!
Ohhh baby!! I saw these on the DIY dreamers link up – and had to come look. I LOVE that you posted this in April, because everything thinks Peppermint is a Christmas thing. NOT ME!! I bust out the peppermint ALL YEAR!! You go girl!!
YUMMY!! Peppermint and chocolate is a match made in heaven!
Oh I am definitely going to make these I love mint and chocolate! Yum! Thanks for sharing your projects over at The Winthrop Chronicles!
These looks so good! Thanks for linking up to Lovely Things Thursday
Hi, I’m Jaime. I run a blog called The Dress-up Drawer and I was just passing through. Love your blog and these look so yummy!
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Chocolate and mint, is there anything better? They look yummy!! Adding to my recipes to try :)
Thanks for sharing with us on at the Lovely Things Thursday Linky Party.
Following you in all the locations I can.
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I would love for you to share this on my linky party!
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Thanks, Marcie
I cannot get enough chocolate and peppermint!