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Chocolate Peppermint Bark Cookies

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  • Yield: 2 dozen cookies 1x

Description

A chocolate cookie with buttercream and peppermint bark baking chips.

Ingredients

For the cookies:

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup peppermint crunch baking chips

For Buttercream:

  • 4 tablespoons softened butter
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 2–3 tablespoons heavy cream
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • extra peppermint crunch baking chips for topping cookies

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, salt, baking powder and baking soda; set aside.
  3. In a bowl of an electric mixer, beat softened butter and sugar and beat until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes. Add egg and vanilla extract, and beat until fully combined.
  4. Add flour mixture and mix until just incorporated. Fold in peppermint crunch baking chips.
  5. Roll dough into roughly 1-inch balls and place on a parchment lined baking sheet 2-inches apart. Flatten dough slightly. Bake cookies for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and cool 2 minutes before transferring cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
  6. To make buttercream, combine butter and powdered sugar in a medium bowl and beat with a hand mixer until creamy. Add vanilla and enough cream, 1 tablespoon at a time, until preferred consistency.
  7. Frost completely cooled cookies and sprinkle with a pinch of peppermint baking chips, pressing gently so they adhere.

Notes

These cookie freeze well. Let frosting harden just to the touch then layer cookies in a tupperware, separating the layers with parchment.