Chocolate Peppermint Crunch Cookies
Do you notice anything different about Two Peas and Their Pod? We decided it was time to graduate from Blogger and move to WordPress. I am not good at making decisions and have been going back and forth about switching for awhile now…I finally got the guts to go for it and I am SO glad I did. I hope you like our new look and find our site easier to use. I am still working on the recipe index and a few other things, so stay tuned.
Over the weekend I did a lot of holiday baking. First up, I made Chocolate Peppermint Crunch Cookies. I made chocolate cookie dough and rolled the dough balls in crushed candy canes. When they were done baking the cookies sparkled with red and white. The edges are crisp but the centers are soft and chewy. The peppermint pieces melt throughout the dough and add a nice, festive kick.
These are the perfect holiday cookie! They are chocolaty with a fun peppermint twist. Add them to your holiday baking list today.
I will be back with more holiday recipes this week-I have some good ones so don’t be a stranger:) And let us know what you think about our new site! Now get baking-you don’t want to miss out on these tasty cookies!
Chocolate Peppermint Crunch Cookies
Yield: 4 dozen cookies
Cook Time: 10-12 minutes
Ingredients:
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup canola oil
4 ounces 99% unsweetened chocolate, melted
2 cups granulated sugar
4 large eggs
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
5 candy canes-crushed up
Directions:
1. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
2. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the oil, chocolate and granulated sugar and blend on medium speed. With the mixer running, add the eggs, one at a time, followed by the vanilla, scraping the sides of the bowl as necessary. There may be some small clumps of sugar in the batter at this point. Add the dry ingredients and mix on low speed, stopping once to scrape down the sides. Mix until just incorporated, 2 to 3 minutes. The dough will be sticky.
3. Gather the dough into a disk, wrap in plastic wrap and chill for at least 2 hours or overnight.
4. Position the racks in the lower and upper thirds of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with Silpats or parchment paper.
5. Pour the crushed candy canes onto a plate or into a shallow bowl. Roll the dough into 1-inch balls and roll each ball into the candy cane pieces, so that all sides are covered. Place 2 inches apart on the prepared sheets.
6. Bake for 10 minutes for soft, chewy cookies, or 12 minutes for crisp cookies, rotating the pans halfway through baking. The cookies do set up, so if you want them soft, take them out at 10 minutes. Let cool completely on cooling racks. The cookies can be stored in an airtight container for 3 to 4 days.
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It was great to see you again! Thanks for helping to organize the brunch. Your peppermint chocolate cookies were so pretty and absolutely addictive.
I love the new look you guys! And those cookies look awesome!
I’m checking out all the cookies people brought to brunch, and these look wonderful. It was fun wasn’t it?
Loving the new site, very well done you two!
I especially love the larger pictures you’re able to put up. Now I can appreciate the beauty of these cookies better, hee! 
Oh my goodness! I just finished baking…and now I’m ready to go again! You have the best cookie recipes. These are so christmas perfect. I wish I had seen these before I sent my care packages!!
Saving that recipe, it looks WONDEEEEEERFUL! And so festive!
I love your layout. New to your blog, so I can’t comment on the improvements but it looks fantastic!
Nicole
i can SEE the chewiness thru the scrreen. mmmmmmmmmmmm
Congrats on the new site! I’m too lazy and technologically klutzy to move my blog, even though Blogger sometimes drives me nuts.
Cookies look beautiful. They seem like the perfect holiday cookie for chocolate lovers.
Those look great… I can almost taste them! Your photography is wonderful!
How adorable, and perfect for Christmas! Santa would be sure to leave you an extra something in your stocking if you leave those out for him!
I remember you tweeting about moving to WP and I’m so glad you are happy. Love the new blog design and I know how long it takes to get things back into shape. You forget how much stuff you’ve added until it’s gone!!!
Gorgeous photos!
I’m so glad I popped over here tonight, because now I need to update my reader! Love the new blog look and especially love the cookies!
These cookies are the perfect holiday treat! I can’t wait to make them for the office everyone will love me =). I really love the new site!!!!
Wow! How beautiful! I just added these to my “must make” list for this holiday season!
What awesome festive cookies!
Chocolate and peppermint just speaks the holidays to me. I love the combination and these cookies look great!
Love the new digs – beautiful!
I love peppermint and chocolate together. I’d be afraid I’d eat those yummy looking dough balls before making any cookies, but they look delicious.
Congratulations on the move. I’m moving my site too. What a pain. But worth it. These will be the perfect cookies for my husband, a peppermint fan.
Thanks for sharing this recipe! I might add these to my Christmas baking list!
Great post!! Holy desserts. Can’t wait to try some out.
i think this is probably the finest use for the glut of candy canes i receive during the holidays. very nice, maria!
Stunning!
the site looks great; the cookies even better b/c anything with chocolate just makes me the happiest woman!!! niiice work!
These look delicious.
Love the new design! I’m getting caught up in my blog reading and I’m so glad I found these. They look delicious and I always have a ton of extra candy canes to use up after Christmas.
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Beautiful Maria! The cookies and the new design! You are going to love WordPress. It really is great to work with.
Love the photo’s too! The first one is great! Really nice.
Have a great day!
Yay, welcome to WP! The site looks great. And so do your chocolate peppermint cookies. Perfect for the holidays.
Hi Maria! The recipe looks fabulous. I’m making them now but the dough turned out really thin. I added an extra 1/3 cup flour but it is still a cross between cake and brownie batter. I can’t figure out how I messed up the recipe or is it supposed to be really thin.
Thanks!
twopeas replied: — December 9th, 2010 @ 2:45 pm
The cookies are thin, but the dough should be thicker than brownie batter. Was your butter too soft? Maybe try adding more flour until it thickens up. Sorry!
maggie replied: — December 14th, 2010 @ 6:37 pm
What butter? the recipe uses oil?
twopeas replied: — December 14th, 2010 @ 10:20 pm
You are right, no butter involved, sorry-had the flu when I wrote that! Try adding more flour.
Trying a gluten free version today! They look so delicious…
twopeas replied: — December 13th, 2010 @ 12:50 pm
Let me know how the gf version turns out!
This is probably a silly question, but what temperature does my oven need to be set for? I’m baking these tomorrow, help! Thanks
Shalyn replied: — December 18th, 2010 @ 8:32 am
Nevermind, I found it.
These cookies sound awesome! Do I definitely have to have a stand mixer for them to turn out well? What would be the alternative?
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Hi…followed you over here from sweet i am baker…wanna make these for a cookie exchange but have 2 questions: do they freeze well & how many doesthis recipe make? I have to make 12 dozen!
THANKS
Two Peas replied: — November 29th, 2011 @ 2:44 pm
I haven’t tried freezing this recipe, but I am sure they would be fine. The recipe makes about 4 dozen cookies. Thanks for visiting!
hi, i just found your recipe and it looks amazing! my question is, can you freeze the dough at any point? or the finished cookies? thanks for any advice you can offer.
Two Peas replied: — December 4th, 2011 @ 10:45 am
Yes, you can freeze the dough or the cookies. I like to roll the cookies in balls and freeze them so they are ready to bake. You can also freeze the finished cookie. Just make sure they are in an air-tight container.
These sound delicious! Thanks for sharing, I found these through Pinterest. You do an amazing job!!
I featured these on my blog today, feel free to stop by & check it out
http://artsyfartsymama.blogspot.com/2011/12/pinteresting-features-n-shtuff-12.html
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