Best 5 Chocolate Peppermint Crunch Recipes

WHITE CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT CRUNCH

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with parchment or waxed paper. In a microwave, melt candy coating; stir until smooth. Stir in butter and oil until blended. Stir in candies. Spread to desired thickness on prepared pan., Refrigerate until firm. Break into pieces. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

CHOCOLATE CHIP AND PEPPERMINT CRUNCH CRACKLES

Steps:

• Combine first 3 ingredients in heavy large saucepan. Stir over low heat until chocolates melt and mixture is smooth. Remove pan from heat. Mix in finely crushed mints and 6 1/2 tablespoons sugar. Cool mixture to lukewarm, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes. Whisk eggs into chocolate mixture, 1 at a time, then whisk in vanilla extract and peppermint extract. Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in small bowl to blend. Whisk flour mixture, then chocolate chips into chocolate mixture. Cover batter and chill until firm enough to shape, at least 3 hours and up to 1 day.
• Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 325°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Using 1 generous tablespoonful for each cookie, roll dough between moistened palms into 1 1/4-inch-diameter balls, then arrange on prepared baking sheets, spacing 1 inch apart. Bake cookies, 1 sheet at a time, until puffed and cracked on top but still soft to touch in center, about 11 minutes. Let stand on sheets 5 minutes. Press coarsely crushed mints onto tops of cookies or sprinkle with powdered sugar. Transfer to racks; cool completely. (Can be made 1 week ahead. Store airtight between sheets of waxed paper in refrigerator.)

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE-PEPPERMINT CRUNCH COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Line 2 large rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper. Stir 2 cups chocolate chips in medium metal bowl set over saucepan of simmering water until melted and smooth. Measure 2/3 cup melted chocolate; transfer to small metal bowl and reserve for drizzling.
• Whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, espresso powder, and salt in medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl until creamy. Add sugar and both extracts; beat until smooth. Add eggs; beat to blend. Beat in melted chocolate from medium bowl. Add dry ingredients; beat just to blend. Stir in remaining 1/2 cup chocolate chips. Measure 1 level tablespoonful dough; roll dough between palms to form ball. Place on prepared baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough, spacing cookies 1 1/2 inches apart.
• Bake cookies until cracked all over and tester inserted into center comes out with large moist crumbs attached, 8 to 9 minutes. Cool cookies on baking sheet 5 minutes. Transfer cookies on parchment paper to racks to cool completely.
• Rewarm reserved 2/3 cup chocolate over small saucepan of simmering water. Using fork, drizzle chocolate over cookies. Sprinkle crushed candy canes over, arranging some pieces with red parts showing. Chill just until chocolate sets, about 20 minutes. DO AHEAD: Can be made 3 weeks ahead. Store airtight in freezer. Bring to room temperature before serving.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE-PEPPERMINT CRUNCH COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Line 2 large rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper. Stir 2 cups chocolate chips in medium metal bowl set over saucepan of simmering water until melted and smooth. Measure 2/3 cup melted chocolate; transfer to small metal bowl and reserve for drizzling. Whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, espresso powder, and salt in medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl until creamy. Add sugar and both extracts; beat until smooth. Add eggs; beat to blend. Beat in melted chocolate from medium bowl. Add dry ingredients; beat just to blend. Stir in remaining 1/2 cup chocolate chips. Measure 1 level tablespoonful dough; roll dough between palms to form ball. Place on prepared baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough, spacing cookies 11/2 inches apart. Bake cookies until cracked all over and tester inserted into center comes out with large moist crumbs attached, 8 to 9 minutes. Cool cookies on baking sheet 5 minutes. Transfer cookies on parchment paper to racks to cool completely. Rewarm reserved 2/3 cup chocolate over small saucepan of simmering water. Using fork, drizzle chocolate over cookies. Sprinkle crushed candy canes over, arranging some pieces with red parts showing. Chill just until chocolate sets, about 20 minutes. DO AHEAD Can be made 3 weeks ahead. Store airtight in freezer. Bring to room temperature before serving.

CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT CRUNCH

Steps:

• position a rack in the middle of the oven.
• Preheat the oven to 350*.Have ready two baking sheets.
• Prepare the cookie base:.
• in a medium bowl, stir the flour, baking soda, granulated sugar, brown sugar, water and vanilla until smooth, about 30 seconds.
• Stop the mixer and scrape down the sides of the bowl, as needed during mixing.
• add the flour mixture, mixing just until the flour is incorporated.
• Stir in the chocolate chips.
• leaving a 3" border on all sides, use a thin metal spatula to spread half of the dough on one baking sheet into a rough rectangle that measures about 11 x8" and is about 1/4" thick.
• use the palms of your hands to help pat it into an even layer.
• Repeat with the remaining cookie dough on the second baking sheet.
• Bake one baking sheet at a time until the top looks dull -- not shiny -- and feels firm at the edges and center -- about 14 minutes.
• as soon as each baking sheet comes out of the oven, sprinkle 1/4 cup of the chocolate chips over the cookie slab. Let the chocolate chips over the cookie slab.
• let the chocolate chips sit for 5 minutes to soften and melt, then use a small metal spatula to spread the melted chocolate over the cookie.covering most of the cookie.
• while the chocolate is still warm, sprinkle half the peppermint candy evenly over the slab.
• let the cookie bark cool on the baking sheets on a wire rack until the chocolate topping is firm, about 2 hours.
• or, to speed the cooling, cool the cookies on the baking sheet for about 30 minutes.then refrigerate them, still on the baking sheets, just until the chocolate topping firms, then remove from the refrigerator. the cookie bark will become crisp as it cools.
• Break each cookie slab into about 12 5-6" long irregular pieces.
• the cookies can be stored layered between sheets of wax paper in a tightly covered container at room temperature for up to 5 days.