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White Chocolate Dipped Peppermint Chocolate Cookies

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White Chocolate Dipped Peppermint Chocolate Cookies are the perfect Christmas cookie! A delicious double chocolate chip cookie is dipped in white chocolate and crushed candy canes are sprinkled on top. Perfect for Christmas cookie exchanges, parties, packages and so much more!

White Chocolate Dipped Peppermint Chocolate Cookies

This is the best time of year for baking! What is your favorite treat to bake? I LOVE baking Christmas Cookies! It’s a fun activity to do with my family and then enjoy together and give to friends and neighbors. These White Chocolate Dipped  Peppermint Chocolate Cookies are some of the best cookies I’ve ever made! My kids are obsessed with these and even wanted them for breakfast the other day!

White Chocolate Dipped Peppermint Chocolate Cookies

Although it seems a little fancy, it’s actually very easy to make! And you can make the cookie dough ahead of time by either freezing it for a month or so or just keep it in the fridge for a couple of days. Then when you are ready to make these cookies just bake it up, dip in white chocolate and sprinkle with crushed candy canes or peppermint candies. Since it’s not quite Christmas time I couldn’t find candy canes at the grocery store so I used thepeppermintint candies. Either works great!

White Chocolate Dipped Peppermint Chocolate Cookies

How pretty are these cookies?! The contrast in colors is beautiful and the taste is amazing! I love this chocolate cookie recipe and have made it for years. A little peppermint extract is added and it’s so tasty! Then you just dip the cookies in melted white chocolate and crushed peppermint candy/candy canes and it’s ready to be enjoyed!

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White Chocolate Dipped Peppermint Chocolate Cookies

White Chocolate Dipped Peppermint Chocolate Cookies

This is now one of my favorite cookie recipes! I know you will love it!

Enjoy!

Yield: 20 cookies

White Chocolate Dipped Peppermint Chocolate Cookies

White Chocolate Dipped Peppermint Chocolate Cookies

Ingredients

  • ½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup dark brown sugar, packed
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • 8 ounces good quality white chocolate, chopped
  • 3 large candy canes, or a small handful of peppermint candy, crushed

Instructions

    For the Cookies:

    1. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. Set aside.
    2. In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the butter and sugars. Beat together on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Blend in the egg, vanilla, and peppermint extracts. Scrape down the bowl if needed.
    3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Slowly add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients in the mixer on low speed just until incorporated. Fold in the chocolate chips.
    4. Either chill all the dough in the fridge for at least an hour then roll into balls or you can roll dough into balls first then chill. Roll 1.5 tablespoons of dough into balls.
    5. When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350˚ F.
    6. Place the cookie dough balls on the baking sheets. The cookies don’t spread much so if you like them less thick, press down slightly.
    7. Bake 8-9 minutes. Let cool on the baking sheets for about 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

    For the Coating

    1. Melt the chopped white chocolate in a double boiler or use the microwave. For the microwave, place the white chocolate in a medium heat-proof bowl. Melt in 15-second increments, stirring well after each increment until completely melted and smooth. Dip each completely cooled cookie halfway into the white chocolate and gently shake off excess chocolate. Place onto a parchment or wax paper lined baking sheet and immediately sprinkle crushed peppermint candy on top of the chocolate. Repeat with the rest of the cookies. Allow to set at room temperature or place the baking sheet in the refrigerator to speed up the process. Once set, enjoy!

    Notes

    Sometimes I like to use half unsweetened cocoa powder and half dark chocolate cocoa powder to give the cookies a darker color.

    You can use white chocolate chips, just be extra careful when melting it because I find it can be trickier to work with then better quality white chocolate bars. I've found that when microwaving it you don't want it to get too hot. So be sure to follow the instructions in the recipe carefully.

    © Becky

    Adapted from Sally’s Baking Addiction

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    Comments

    4. My favorite Christmas cookie is the frosted cut out. We only make them a couple of times a year because they are time consuming. My all time favorite cookie is the good old chocolate chip…with pecans!

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    7. My favorite Christmas cookie is the Italian ones my family used to get from an Italian bakery in Hartford, Connecticut. Since its difficult to get them, my second favorite Christmas cookie is a frosted sugar cookie.

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    9. These look delicious! I make a double chocolate toasted pecan cookie for Christmastime but really anytime. Haha!

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    10. These look yummy! I love white chocolate peppermint combo for the holidays! My favorite cookie is Kneaders white chocolate cranberry.

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    20. Those cookies look delicious! I’ll have to try them and I bet they would be a favorite! Also love pumpkin chocolate chip if that counts 😉

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    41. My family’s favorite Christmas cookies are Raspberry Almond Tartlets. They are amazing Almond flavored shortbread sandwich cookies with raspberry preserves and a dusting of powdered sugar!

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    42. I definitely love butter cookies with frosting. Especially the ones in Christmas shapes – like tree shapes with green frosting and sprinkles for ornaments.

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    58. It’s so hard to pick a favorite cookie!! That’s like picking a favorite child! Ha, just kidding. I think if I really really had to pick, I’d go with a coconut macaroon. Yum! Looks like an AMAZING set, thanks for the chance to win! 🙂

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    62. I love all Christmas cookies!! But my favorites are Molasses, oatmeal raisin, snickerdoodles, ginger snaps. I enjoy baking for the holidays and I make tons of cookies to give away to family and friends.

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