These bakery style triple chocolate peppermint cookies are rich, chewy, and topped with peppermint chocolate ganache and crushed candy canes. A festive holiday cookie recipe packed with chocolate and peppermint flavor.
1tbspespresso coffeeor 1 tsp instant coffee with 2 tsp hot water
½cupbuttersoftened
¾cupbrown sugar
1large egg
1tspvanilla extract
1 & ½cupall purpose flour
½cupdutch processed cocoa powder
½tspbaking soda
½tspbaking powder
¾cupsemi sweet chocolate chips
Chocolate Peppermint Ganache
1&1/4cupsemi sweet chocolate chips
1/2cupheavy cream
1/2tsppeppermint extract
crushed candy canesfor sprinkling
Instructions
Peppermint Chocolate Ganache
Add chocolate chips to a small bowl and set aside.
In a small saucepan heat heavy cream until it starts to steam but hasn't bubbled.
Pour heavy cream over the chocolate chips and allow to sit for 2-3 minutes.
Slowly stir until completely combined and chocolate has melted, then mix in peppermint extract. Set aside an allow to cool to room temperature.
Chocolate Cookie
Preheat the oven to 350 and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Cream the butter and brown sugar together until light and creamy. Add in the egg, vanilla extract, and the coffee mix until combined.
Sift in the flour, dutch processed cocoa powder, baking powder and baking soda mix just until the dry mixture disappears. Fold in the semi-sweet chocolate chips.
Using a large cookie scoop out 8 equally sized cookie dough balls, place them on the prepared baking sheet and gently flatten.
Bake in the preheated oven for 10-11 minutes. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
Once cookies have completely cooled, frost cookies with cooled ganache and top with crushed candy canes.