Peppermint Mocha Cookies
Lean into the holiday cheer with these peppermint mocha cookies! They're essentially a fudgy brownie in cookie form, plus they're flavored with the perfect amount of peppermint extract and decorated with melted chocolate and crushed candy canes for an easy, yet festive Christmas aesthetic.
Ingredients
- 250 g (1 ½ cups) semisweet chocolate
- 50 g (3 ½ tablespoon) unsalted butter
- 15 g (3 tablespoon) dutch process cocoa powder
- 10 g (1 tbsp + 1 tsp) espresso powder
- 2 ½ tablespoon hot water
- 100 g (½ cup) brown sugar
- 66 g (⅓ cup) granulated sugar
- 2 eggs, room temp
- ½ teaspoon peppermint extract
- 75 g (⅔ cup) all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
For the peppermint mocha cookies:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a medium heat-proof bowl, add the chocolate and butter. Microwave in 20 second increments until fully melted.
- In a small bowl, stir together the cocoa powder, espresso powder, and hot water. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, add the brown sugar, granulated sugar, eggs, and peppermint extract. Use an electric hand mixer to beat on medium-high speed for 2-3 minutes until doubled in size and pale in color.
- Mix in the chocolate, butter mixture and bloomed cocoa powder mixture until fully combined.
- Add in the flour, baking powder, and salt, and mix on low speed until just combined.
- Allow the cookie dough to rest at room temperature for about 10 minutes to thicken up.
- Using a 3 tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop the batter onto the prepared baking sheets about two inches apart.
- Bake the cookies for about 10 minutes until they are crackly, shiny, and appear set.
- Allow the cookies to cool completely on baking sheet before decorating.
- Drizzle melted chocolate on each cookie and top with crushed candy canes, and enjoy!
Notes
- Use a cookie scoop. Use a 3 tablespoon cookie scoop to portion the cookie dough into equally sized cookies!
- Scoot the cookies. Immediately after the cookies come out of the oven, use a large round cookie cutter or glass to scoot the edges and form a perfectly round cookie.
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 208kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 32mg | Sodium: 63mg | Potassium: 168mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 132IU | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 2mg
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