Chocolate Peppermint M&M Cookies Recipe
Servings: 18 cookies
Calories: 271kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup Hershey's natural unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2/3 cup Hershey's semi-sweet chocolate chips melted
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 8 Tbsp (1 stick) butter room temperature
- 1 egg + 1 egg yolk
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 tsp peppermint extract
- 1 1/2 cups White Chocolate Peppermint M&Ms
- 1/2 cup Andes Peppermint Crunch Baking Chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat mat, set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat together butter, sugars, vanilla and peppermint for 2-3 minutes. Add melted chocolate chips, mix until combined. Add egg, then egg yolk, mixing just until combined.
- In a medium size mixing bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. With mixing speed on low, add dry ingredients. When no flour pockets remain, turn off and remove bowl from stand. Fold in M&Ms and peppermint baking chips. Scoop onto the prepared baking sheet.
- Place in oven and bake for 10-12 minutes, cookies should be firm around the edges but soft in the center. Remove and allow to cool on pan for 2-3 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
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Nutrition
Calories: 271kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 128mg | Potassium: 73mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 211IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 1mg