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Double Chocolate Peppermint Crunch Cookies | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | these #chocolate #cookies are amazing. #Andes #peppermint baking chips add delightful flavor. Great for #holiday baking. #dessert

Double Chocolate Peppermint Crunch Cookies

Teresa Ambra
Lovely holiday cookie filled with chocolate, chocolate chips, Andes Peppermint Baking Chips and walnuts. But you don't have to wait for the holidays to enjoy these tasty treats. They're great all year round.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Cookies, Brownies and Bars, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 48
Calories 159 kcal

Equipment

  • 2 large 18x26" cookie sheet pans
  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 1 electric mixer
  • 1 wooden spoon
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 spatula
  • 1 nut chopper if nuts are not previously chopped
  • 2 wire cooling racks

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 2 1/2 cups UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup baking cocoa
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 cup light brown sugar firmly packed
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs room temperature
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 10 oz. pkg. Andes peppermint crunch baking chips
  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • 1 cup pecans coarsely chopped, or walnuts, optional (measure after chopping)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350° F.
  • In a mixing bowl add the cocoa, then granulated sugar, brown sugar, vanilla, eggs, baking soda and salt.
  • Beat with an electric mixer until well mixed.
  • Stir in the flour, Andes Peppermint Crunch Baking Chips, chocolate chips and nuts with a wooden spoon until very thoroughly combined.
  • Don’t mix with an electric mixer or cookies will be tough.
  • Spray cookie sheets with cooking spray.
  • Roll dough into balls and place on cookie sheets.
  • Bake for 12-15 minutes. (I think mine took about 20 minutes).
  • Let rest on baking sheet for 5 minutes then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
  • Rotate cookie sheets on oven racks halfway through baking time.
  • Cool completely.

Notes

NOTE: The original recipe called for coffee granules, which I have omitted.
 
Recipe adapted from Andes Mints.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 159kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 2gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 18mgSodium: 42mgPotassium: 59mgFiber: 1gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 131IUVitamin C: 0.02mgCalcium: 14mgIron: 1mg
Keyword chocolate, chocolate chip cookie, chocolate chips, chocolate dessert, cookie, dessert, peppermint
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