Description
Chocolate peppermint surprise cookies deliver a festive winter treat with hidden candy cane centers melting inside rich chocolate dough. Delightful chocolate rounds conceal minty surprises that melt deliciously when warm, creating magic sweet moments for holiday celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
Primary Dry Ingredients:
- 270 g (2 ¼ cups) all-purpose flour
- 80 g (1 cup) cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
Sweeteners and Binding Ingredients:
- 300 g (1 ½ cups) granulated sugar
- 120 g (1 cup) confectioners’ sugar
- 4 eggs
- 160 g (⅔ cup) vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon peppermint extract
Flavor and Decoration:
- 5 candy canes, crushed (about 75 g)
Instructions
- Whisk together all-purpose flour, baking powder, and salt in a compact mixing vessel, creating a uniform dry ingredient base.
- Blend granulated sugar, vegetable oil, and cocoa powder in a spacious mixing bowl until the mixture achieves a smooth, consistent texture.
- Gradually introduce eggs into the sugar mixture, incorporating each thoroughly before adding the next. Infuse the batter with vanilla and peppermint extracts, ensuring even distribution.
- Gently fold dry ingredients into the wet mixture, maintaining a delicate touch to prevent over-mixing. Allow slight flour streaks to remain visible for optimal texture.
- Carefully fold crushed candy canes into the dough, ensuring an even spread of the festive crimson fragments throughout the mixture.
- Encase the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for a minimum of 2 hours (or up to 12 hours) to allow flavors to meld and dough to solidify.
- Heat the oven to 350°F (177°C) and prepare baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats to prevent sticking.
- Utilize a cookie scoop to portion the chilled dough, generously rolling each portion in confectioners’ sugar for a delicate, snow-like coating.
- Arrange sugar-coated dough balls on prepared baking sheets, leaving adequate space between each cookie to allow for spreading.
- Bake for approximately 11 minutes, recognizing that cookies will appear slightly soft but will gradually firm as they cool to room temperature.
Notes
- Chill dough thoroughly to enhance flavor depth and prevent cookie spreading during baking.
- Crush candy canes finely to ensure even distribution and create a consistent peppermint crunch throughout the cookie.
- Roll cookie dough balls generously in confectioners’ sugar for a beautiful crackled exterior and sweet powdery finish.
- Expect soft-centered cookies that firm up while cooling, guaranteeing a delightful texture contrast.
- Use room temperature eggs for smoother batter integration and more consistent mixing results.
- Avoid overmixing dough to maintain a tender, delicate cookie crumb structure.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 152 kcal
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 98 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 31 mg