Chocolate-Peppermint Crinkle Cookies
Description
This chocolate peppermint crinkle cookie recipe yields deliciously fudgy cookies with just the right amount of peppermint flavor — great for cookie swaps.
Ingredients
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1 cup white sugar
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1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
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1/4 cup vegetable oil
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2 large eggs
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3 teaspoons peppermint extract, or more to taste
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1 cup all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
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1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
Directions
1
Combine white sugar, cocoa powder, and oil in a bowl; beat in eggs and peppermint extract until well blended. Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in a separate bowl; stir into cocoa mixture until combined. Stir in chocolate chips until incorporated.
2
Cover dough; freeze for 1 hour or refrigerate for 3 or more hours.
3
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
4
Place confectioners' sugar in a shallow dish; set aside. Portion and form rounded tablespoons dough into 15 balls with clean hands; roll dough balls in confectioners' sugar and place on the prepared baking sheets.
5
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into centers of cookies comes out mostly clean, about 20 minutes.