Chocolate Peppermint Thumbprint Cookies
This is the quintessential Christmas cookie. Chocolate, peppermint, little hints of candy cane and red and white stripes. Come on, pop in that Christmas playlist and make a batch. Ya know you want to.
I love these cookies because they are easy to mix up, refrigerate, roll into balls, and bake for ten minutes.
Peppermint Kisses
There is a combination of peppermint in the dough as well as the candy cane Hershey kiss, (yes, I buy these as soon as they come out because last year I couldn’t find them). I make mine smaller because I think the peppermint is a big taste, and a big peppermint cookie may be too much of a good thing.
They freeze nicely, so if you are looking to get a batch of cookies underway for your cookie trays, this is a nice recipe. It is originally from www.smalltownwoman.com ‘s website. I changed the amount of peppermint extract and other than that, they are perfect as is.
Chocolate Peppermint Cookies awaiting a Kiss!
They also look SO PRETTY. I am a mint chocolate chip ice cream gal so this recipe is right up my alley. And hey, cookie trays need to be about variety. I will place these cookies along side a white chocolate raspberry cookie, a bar cookie, a Mexican hot chocolate cookie, and it meets all palettes.
These cookies are just enough sweet and chocolate and peppermint to satisfy the Christmas spirit in everyone. Turn the Hallmark channel on (I have to confess it is not my thing but seems to be the respite of EVERYONE around me), prop your feet up, and eat the cookie. 
One note, I use Dark Cocoa Powder. I like the consistency, and I like a chocolate cookie to be really chocolatey. It is usually found right next to the regular cocoa and for me, I like it better. I do also use Dutch Processed Cocoa from Penzey’s and Trader Joe’s has a really good cocoa as well.
I love how these bring together a dynamic duo of peppermint and cocoa, and how they have that extra special touch of the striped kiss. I will warn you the kiss melts quickly and you need to leave them alone for a while until they set. (Read: temptation central).
I hope you enjoy this recipe, and as always, thank you for coming to the table!
Chrissy
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PrintChocolate Peppermint Thumbprint Cookies
- Pepperminty chocolate cookie with a peppermint kiss in the middle! Original recipe from www.smalltownwoman.com
Ingredients
- 8 Tablespoons/ 1/2 Cup of Butter
- 1/2 Cup White Sugar
- 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 2 Teaspoons Peppermint Extract
- 1 1/2 Cup Flour
- 2/3 Cups Dark Cocoa Powder
- 1/4 Teaspoon Salt
- 1/4 Teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1/4 Teaspoon Baking Soda
- One Bag unwrapped Peppermint Kisses
Instructions
- In a mixer, cream together butter and both sugars until fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time until incorporated.
- Add in peppermint extract.
- Add Cocoa Powder.
- Add Salt, Baking Powder, Baking Soda, then flour, scraping down the sides of the bowl.
- Wrap dough in parchment paper or Saran Wrap and refrigerate for a few hours or overnight.
- Scoop chilled dough and roll into balls.
- Place on a parchment or silpat lined baking sheet.
- Bake cookies for 10 minutes at 325*
- Leaving cookies on the baking sheet, press one peppermint kiss into each cookie.
- After a few minutes, remove carefully to parchment paper lined surface or cooling racks.
- Allow peppermint kisses to re-harden before serving.