Description
These Peppermint Chocolate Chip Cookies are soft, chewy, and filled with melted chocolate and crunchy peppermint pieces. They taste like a warm chocolate chip cookie mixed with a cool winter breeze. With simple ingredients and a classic cookie base, these festive cookies bake in under 12 minutes and are perfect for the holidays, cookie swaps, or cozy nights at home.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups chocolate chips (milk or semi-sweet)
- ½–1 cup crushed peppermint candies or candy canes
Instructions
- Preheat the Oven: Heat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix Dry Ingredients: In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Cream Butter and Sugars: In a large bowl, beat butter with granulated and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add Eggs and Vanilla: Mix in the eggs one at a time, then add vanilla extract.
- Combine Mixtures: Slowly mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined.
- Add Chocolate and Peppermint: Fold in chocolate chips and crushed peppermint pieces.
- Chill Dough (Optional): Chill dough for 20 minutes for thicker cookies.
- Scoop and Bake: Scoop dough onto baking sheet and bake for 10–12 minutes until edges are lightly golden.
- Cool: Let cookies rest on the sheet for 5 minutes before moving to a cooling rack.
Notes
- Press extra chocolate chips and peppermint pieces on top before baking for a bakery-style look.
- Chilling the dough helps prevent spreading but is optional.
- Crushed peppermint should be small so it melts evenly.
- Use a mix of milk and dark chocolate chips for richer flavor.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10–12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Holiday / American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 165
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 95mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25mg