Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
Chocolate Lovers, alert! These fudgy, chocolate-y cookies with a peppermint crunch are going to be a new favorite.
Cook Time 9 minutes mins
Total Time 9 minutes mins
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 2 cup brown sugar
- 4 Nature's Yoke eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 3 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp hot water
- 10 oz Ghirardelli peppermint chunks
Preheat oven to 350 F. Spray cookie sheets with cooking spray.
In a large bowl, mix softened butter, brown sugar and eggs. Beat until smooth. Add vanilla and mix.
In a separate bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, soda and salt. Add dry ingredients to batter. Add hot water. Mix together. (Don't over mix.)
Fold in peppermint chunks.
Drop cookie dough balls on baking sheet 2 inches apart. Bake for 9 minutes. (Don't over-bake, cookies should be soft and fudgy.)
Keyword chocolate cookies, peppermint