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These Chocolate Candy Cane Cookies with Peppermint Frosting are all about the Christmas flavors!

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Chocolate Candy Cane Cookies with Peppermint Cream Cheese Frosting:

These cookies are perfect for your holiday gatherings, or even to give as a gift to your neighbors or coworkers. Simply whip up a batch, and place in a cute basket or tin, and you’ve got a great Christmas present!

How do you know when chocolate cookies are done?

Most lighter colored cookies are done when they turn golden, but that’s not an option with chocolate cookies, due to their dark color. So how do you know when they’re done?

You can tell that these cookies have finished baking when the edges are no longer doughy.  You can also gently touch the cookie: if the cookie leaves a fingerprint easily, it needs more time.  A cookie that is finished baking should retain its shape well.

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Yield: 4 Dozen Cookies

Chocolate Candy Cane Cookies with Peppermint Frosting

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A great cookie for your Christmas parties, or even to give as a gift!

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 8 minutes

Total Time 28 minutes

Ingredients

• 4 oz. unsweetened baking chocolate
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 tsp. peppermint extract
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups flour
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• Peppermint Cream Cheese Frosting
• Crushed candy cane

Instructions

1. In a large bowl, microwave baking chocolate until melted.

1. Add the sugar, oil, egg, and peppermint extract, and stir until combined.
2. Stir in the dry ingredients.
3. Refrigerate several hours, or overnight.
4. Preheat oven to 350º, and cover a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
5. Using an ice cream scoop (or 2 Tablespoons), create balls of the chocolate dough. Roll ball between your hands to round, and place on prepared cookie sheet 2 inches apart.
6. Bake 10-12 minutes, or until cookie does not retain an indentation if touched.
7. Cool on a wire rack.
8. Once fully cool, frost with Peppermint Cream Cheese Frosting, and sprinkle with candy cane pieces.

Notes

If a less minty flavor is desired, the peppermint extract can be substituted with vanilla.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

48

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 97Total Fat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 53mgCarbohydrates: 14gFiber: 1gSugar: 9gProtein: 1g

The nutritional information provided here is not guaranteed to be accurate and is provided for informational (and google) purposes only.

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