Dark Chocolate Chip Peppermint Cookies. Dark Chocolate Chip Peppermint Cookies These cookies are the perfect taste for Christmas. A chocolaty chocolate chip cookie, with peppermint flavoring. These dark chocolate peppermint bark cookies are one of my favorite ways to share holiday cookies with neighbors! These cookies and the Andes Mint Chocolate Cookies are from the same cookie recipe, but it's amazing how different the chips make them. If you're looking for more Christmas Cookies, try these Easy Peanut Butter Cookies, Peanut Butter Blossoms, Gingerbread Crinkle Cookies or No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies !

Rather than white chocolate, dip each cookie in melted dark chocolate. You can also stir in dark chocolate chips or chunks. I also like to use it to make Peppermint Bark Chocolate Chip Cookies. You can cook Dark Chocolate Chip Peppermint Cookies using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Dark Chocolate Chip Peppermint Cookies

It's 1 1/4 cups of all purpose flour.
It's 1/3 cup of 100% cocoa powder.
Prepare 1/2 tsp of baking powder.
It's 1/2 tsp of baking soda.
Prepare 1/4 tsp of coarse salt.
It's 1/2 cup of cold unsalted butter or room temperature cubed (1 stick).
You need 3/4 cup of granulated white sugar.
It's 1 of large egg.
You need 1/4 tsp of peppermint extract.
It's 1 1/2 cups of divided peppermint chips and chocolate chips.

I chop up the peppermint bark and add it to chocolate chip cookies and the results are EPIC! These chocolate chip cookies with peppermint extract are tinted green and perfect for celebrating holidays such as Christmas or St. Stir together flour, baking soda and salt. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until creamy.

Dark Chocolate Chip Peppermint Cookies instructions

Pre heat oven to 350 and line cookie sheet with parchment paper..
In a medium bowl whisk together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside..
In the bowl of stand mixer (or using a hand mixer) combine the butter and sugar. Beat on medium high speed until light and fluffy 2-3 minutes. Add the egg and peppermint extract. Beat until well combined. Scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed..
With the mixer on low, slowly add the flour mixture and stir until just incorporated. Stir in the chocolate chips..
Scoop a heaping tablespoon or use a cookie scoop. Roll into a ball. Slightly flatten the ball and press the top of the dough add more chocolate chips if you want. Place on prepared cookie sheet 1½ inches apart..
Bake 10-12 minutes, until edges are firm and the center is still soft. Let cool on the cookie sheet 5-10 minutes then transfer to wire rack to cool completely..

The dark chocolate layer got chopped into chunks and added in lieu of the chocolate chips to this recipe. Soft and chewy with crispy edges and a sprinkle of festive white chocolate chunks, dark chocolate chunks and candy cane pieces that softened into a gooey, crunchy, pepperminty topping. These melt-in-your-mouth Dark Chocolate Swirled Peppermint Chip Meringue Cookies are sure to be a hit this holiday season for any occasion you make them for like a cookie exchange, family get together, holiday party. Easy to make and so delicious, everyone will be asking you for the recipe! We make meringue cookies often at my house.