Chocolate Candy Cane Crunch Cookies

These Chocolate Candy Cane Crunch Cookies make the perfect holiday cookies for your family and friends! It’s the best mint chocolate cookies recipe you’ll find!

There’s just something a chocolate cookies recipe that is so perfect for Christmas….and add candy cane pieces? They just go together like magic.

I won’t apologize for all of the peppermint recipes you’ll see this month, it’s just too good of a combo to pass up! Sit back, bake some amazing cookies and enjoy!

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How To Make The Best Mint Chocolate Cookies

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Start by creaming your butter and sugars.

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Peppermint, eggs and vanilla up next!

What Kind of Chocolate Should I Use?

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Use Hershey’s unsweetened cocoa powder. Works great! The dark chocolate variety works great too.

Chocolate Candy Cane Crunch Cookies

Candy cane pieces…my favorite part! You can find them at World Market for $2.99.

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Dip each cookie dough ball in more candy cane pieces and bake!

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A little white chocolate drizzle please! Place your melted white chocolate into a ziploc baggie, snip the end and use it like a pen. Works great. I used the white Ghirardelli melts. They work great.

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Someone at my husband’s work said these were “life changing”  I’ll agree with him 🙂

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Be sure to try these chilled too!

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Chocolate Candy Cane Crunch Cookies

Chocolate Candy Cane Crunch Cookies

These Chocolate Candy Cane Crunch Cookies make the perfect holiday cookies for your family and friends! It's the best mint chocolate cookies recipe you'll find!
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 143kcal
Author: Jenny
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Equipment

  • Oven

Ingredients

  • 1 stick unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar packed
  • 2 teaspoons peppermint extract
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups Gold Medal all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder I used Hershey's 100% Dark Chocolate, unsweetened
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 cup mini chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup crushed candy cane pieces
  • 1/2 cup melted white chocolate

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and line a large baking sheet with a silpat liner or parchment paper.
  • In a large mixing bowl or stand mixer, beat the butter and sugars until well combined. Add peppermint extract, eggs and vanilla mixing to combine. Add flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt, mixing to combine. Stir in chocolate chips and candy cane pieces.
  • With medium cookie scoop, place dough 1 inch apart. Bake for 10-12 minutes, until baked through. Let cool for 15 minutes before transferring to cooling rack. Drizzle white chocolate over each cookie if desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 143kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 62mg | Potassium: 54mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 35IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 0.8mg
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28 Responses
  1. Maria

    Wow, I made these this weekend and they are absolutely delicious!! Not to mention super easy and you only need one bowl 🙂 This one is a keeper. Definitely will be making these next year!!

  2. Jo Mercer

    The pictorial doesn’t match the recipe. The recipe doesn’t say anything about rolling in additional crushed candy before baking or drizzling with white chocolate afterwards.

    How much of each of those two ingredients do you need?

  3. Jocelyn @BruCrew Life

    Those do look like the perfect holiday cookie! I cannot get enough chocolate and peppermint right now!

  4. Katrina @ In Katrina's Kitchen

    Favorite holiday flavor combo! And gorgeous festive cookies 🙂

  5. Marnely Rodriguez-Murray

    I need to make these cookies this week – my husband would love them!

  6. Lori @ RecipeGirl

    Peppermint and chocolate are an irresistible combination! I can’t wait to give these a try!

  7. Jamie | My Baking Addiction

    These cookies are calling my name! So delicious for the holidays!

    -Jamie

  8. Levan @ MyWifeMakes.com

    Absolutely LOVING these crunch cookies! Give me more white chocolate drizzle (I actually prefer it over ‘normal’ chocolate). Thanks for sharing this fabulous recipe! 🙂

  9. Christmas Party Ideas

    New combination cookies with peppermint.I really like this cookies.it’s a new creation for this Christmas.Thanks

  10. Sharana @ Living The Sweet Life Blog

    Mmmmm these look soooo delicious — I need to try those crushed peppermints, any time I normally crush candy canes, and bake with them, they always seem to melt

    1. Jenny

      These ones I use work great! They don’t melt and hold their shape and crunch perfectly!

  11. Mary @ Bake Me A Scone

    What beautiful cookies! These would make a perfect addition to a holiday gift basket. They look absolutely scrumptious!

  12. Jamie | My Baking Addiction

    I just made something very similar to these earlier in the week. Great minds…

    And there is nothing better than chocolate and peppermint!

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