Fudgy Chocolate Peppermint Cookies with Peppermint Bark
These white chocolate peppermint cookies are like a fudgy brownie but with the structure of a cookie. The middle stays soft and dense, while chunks of peppermint white chocolate melt into streaks that run through every bite. It’s a mix of deep cocoa and cool peppermint that combines for a great holiday cookie.
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter (room temp)
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 1 cup flour
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder (plus 2 tablespoons)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 8 ounces white chocolate peppermint bark (1 ½ cup chopped)
Instructions
- Add butter and sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer and beat until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, vanilla and peppermint extract.
- In a separate bowl whisk together, flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt and add to the butter mixture on low speed until combined Add milk and chopped white chocolate bark and mix until combined, it will be very thick.
- Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for at least 3 hours or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350º, line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Allow to sit at room temperature for 10-20 minutes until it is soft enough to scoop. Use an ice cream scoop to scoop out dough and roll into balls about 2 inches apart. Bake for 10-12 minutes and allow to cool on a baking rack.
Barbara's Notes + Tips
- You can use white chocolate chips and add some crushed peppermint instead of peppermint bark or use white chocolate bars.
- You need to refrigerate the dough or the cookies will spread.
- The dough can stay in the refrigerator for several days or you can freeze it. Let it warm up on the counter so that it's soft enough to scoop.
- You can easily double the recipe.
Nutrition
Calories: 194kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 140mg | Potassium: 91mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 175IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 1mg
