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
Keyword best christmas cookies, best christmas cookies recipe, candy cane cookies, chocolate cookies recipe, christmas cookie recipe, easy christmas cookies, easy christmas cookies recipe, mint cookies with chocolate chips, peppermint cookies
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 10 minutesminutes
Total Time 20 minutesminutes
Servings 24cookies
Calories 143kcal
Author Jenny
Equipment
Oven
Ingredients
1stick unsalted butter
1/2cupgranulated sugar
1/2cuplight brown sugarpacked
2teaspoonspeppermint extract
2large eggs
1/2teaspoonpure vanilla extract
1 1/2cupsGold Medal all purpose flour
1/2cupcocoa powderI used Hershey's 100% Dark Chocolate, unsweetened
1/2teaspoonbaking soda
1/4teaspoonkosher salt
1cupmini chocolate chips
1/2cupcrushed candy cane pieces
1/2cupmelted 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.