Chocolate and Peppermint Cookies

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Photo: Randy Mayor; Styling: Claire Spollen 
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Serves 36 (serving size: 1 cookie)
Darcy Lenz
November 2014
RECIPE BY Cooking Light

Enjoy the classic combination of chocolate and peppermint all year long in this simple, yet oh-so-good cookie recipe.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 large egg
  • 7.9 ounces (about 1 3/4 cups) all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
  • 1 1/2 ounces crushed hard peppermint candies (such as Starlight)
  • 1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • Parchment paper

Nutritional Information

  • Calories 103
  • Fat 3.2g
  • Satfat 2g
  • Sodium 55mg

How to Make It

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°. Combine granulated sugar, brown sugar, butter, and vanilla in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until fluffy. Add egg; beat just until blended. Beat in flour, baking soda, and salt.

Step 2

Beat peppermint extract into cookie dough at medium speed. Stir in crushed peppermint candies and chocolate chips. Drop dough by tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned.

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