Best 4 Chocolate Peppermint Crackle Cookies Recipes

CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT CRACKLE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine wehole wheat pastry flour, all-ourpose flour, cocoa and baking powder. Set aside.
• In a mixing bowl, beat margarine with Splenda Brown Sugar Blend until smooth. Beat in eggs and peppermint extract. Add melted chocolate and beat until smooth. Add flour mixrture to chocolate mixture and bveat ot combine. Divide dough into 4 equal parts, shape into discs, cover wirh plasric wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350°F Line cookie sheet with parchment paper. Working with one disc at a time, shape dough into 8x1-inch log on un-floured work surface. Cut each log into 8 equal pieces and shape each into a ball.
• Place balls on prepared cookie sheet, about 2-inches apart. Slightly flatten each ball with hand and bake until surface cracks, and is cooked through, about 15 minutes. Do not overbake.
• Cool cookie on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to rack and cooling completely.
• NOTE: Freezer Friendly: Yes - store cookies in airight container for up to 5 days or freeze for to 3-4 weeks).

CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT COOKIES

Steps:

• For the cookies: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a medium bowl sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside. In a mixer beat together the butter with the sugars until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating until smooth after each addition and scraping the sides of the bowl as necessary. Add in the vanilla. On a low speed beat in the flour mixture a little at a time. Gently mix in chocolate chips.
• On an ungreased cookie sheet, drop teaspoons of the batter about 2 inches apart. Bake until just cracked on top, about 8 to10 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through the cooking time. Cool completely.
• For the glaze: In a small bowl mix together the sugar; mint extract and water until smooth. Transfer mixture to a medium resealable plastic bag and snip off the corner. Drizzle glaze over cooled cookies. Let cookies stand until set, about 10 minutes.

CHOCOLATE MINT CRINKLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine the granulated sugar, eggs, melted chocolate, shortening, baking powder, and peppermint extract in a large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Gradually beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. Using a wooden spoon, stir in any remaining flour.
• Cover and chill for 2 to 24 hours or until dough is easy to handle.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line cookie sheets with Reynolds® Parchment Paper; set aside. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll balls in powdered sugar and place 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake about 9 minutes or until edges are just set. Transfer the cookies on the parchment paper to a wire rack; cool completely.

CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT CRINKLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (176 C).
• Fit a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
• Crush the candy canes or peppermint candies in a ziplock bag with a rolling pin or the back of a knife, set aside.
• In a medium bowl, combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt.
• In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine oil and sugar. Mix on medium for 2 minutes, then add eggs one at a time.
• Next, add the vanilla, then add the flour mixture. Scrape down sides.
• Add chocolate chips, then crushed candy canes.
• Take a spoon and scoop 1 Tablespoon size pieces of dough. Roll dough into a ball, then roll ball into powdered sugar. Set on parchment paper. Continue to do this with the remainder of the dough until all is rolled.
• Bake for 10 minutes, cool, and enjoy!