Chocolate Peppermint Christmas Cookies – Your Modern Family
This Chocolate Peppermint Cookie Mix makes the best Christmas Cookies! I love this recipe for Chocolate Peppermint Cookie Mix. It makes one of my favorite Christmas Cookies.
When I give these cookies as a gift, I add a handmade touch with a little card. This homemade jar of Chocolate Peppermint Cookie Mix with a little note or card is the perfect way to show someone that you care.
It is simple to make and doesn’t take much time. It doesn’t require a lot of ingredients, either, which makes it even better in my eyes. 🙂
Ingredients In the Jar:
- 12 hard peppermint candies
- ¼ granulated sugar
- 1 ⅓ cups of all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tsp instant espresso powder
- ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¾ cup packed brown sugar
- ½ cup 60% cacao chocolate chips
How do you assemble the Peppermint Cookies Mix into the Jar?
- First, place the peppermint candies into a blender or a food processor and pulse into a fine powder.
- Next, take 1/3 of the candy powder and place it into a small bowl.
- Add the granulated sugar to the small bowl with the candy and stir until combined.
- In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; mix well.
- Next, remove ⅔ cup flour mixture and add it to another bowl and stir in espresso powder.
- Pour ⅓ cup flour mixture into a wide-mouth 1-quart jar with a tight-fitting lid.
- Add ⅓ cup espresso mixture, ½ cocoa, ¼ cup brown sugar, all of the candy mixture, ¼ cup brown sugar, and the remaining flour, espresso mixture, cocoa, and brown sugar.
- Finish with ½ cup chocolate chips.
- Seal jar tightly.
- Attach a gift tag with a ribbon.
Chocolate Peppermint Cookies DIRECTIONS:
To prepare the cookies for baking:
- You will need ¾ cup of butter softened, 1 egg, and 1 jar Chocolate Peppermint Cookie Mix
- Preheat over to 350 degrees F. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Cream butter in a large bowl at medium-high speed until fluffy.
- Add 1 egg and beat until blended.
- Butter mixture may appear curdled and this is completely normal.
- Add contents of jar and beat at low speed until blended.
- Roll 2 Tbsp dough into a ball.
- Place 2 inches apart on the cookie sheet.
- Bake 11-13 minutes or until edges are set and tops of cookies appear dry and cracked.
- Cool cookies for 10 minutes
- Transfer to a cooling rack and cool completely.
We love to gift our friends, party/dinner hostesses, and teachers with little handmade cookies, complete with tags on mason jars (my favorite). It is such a beautiful way to do something special. The little things that make a big difference to the people that we care about.
MORE CHRISTMAS RECIPES:
PEPPERMINT CANDY (CHOCOLATE) BOWLS
PEPPERMINT CUPS: CANDY CANE GLASSES 
