Description
Soft, chocolaty cookies infused with refreshing peppermint and loaded with semisweet chocolate chips—perfect for festive holiday baking or cozy winter treats.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3/4 cup butter
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp peppermint extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and lightly grease cookie sheets.
- Cream together butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the egg, then stir in vanilla and peppermint extracts.
- Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl.
- Gradually mix dry ingredients into the creamed mixture until fully combined.
- Fold in semisweet chocolate chips.
- Drop dough by rounded spoonfuls onto prepared baking sheets.
- Bake 12–15 minutes, until edges are set but centers remain soft.
- Cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12-15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 135
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 17 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg