Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
From EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays presented by AdventHealth
I don’t know about you, but I’m a big fan of holiday sweets during this time of year. Epcot’s Festival of the Holidays has a cookie stroll to which I love because, well… cookies! I’d like to think Christmas cookie calories don’t count if they have anything to do with Disney! A girl can dream! What about the chocolate peppermint cookies that they have at Epcot? These cookies combine rich chocolate with refreshing peppermint for a classic holiday flavor and are sure to fill your house with a pinch of Disney nostalgia. Here’s how you make them at home!
Makes about 2 dozen cookies
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 large egg
1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup cocoa powder (preferably Dutch cocoa)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips, plus 1/4 cup chocolate chips for topping
20 to 24 peppermint hard candies, crushed
1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Cream together butter and sugar in large bowl for 1 to 2 minutes. Add
egg and peppermint extract and beat with mixer until light and fluffy,
scraping down sides of bowl.
3. In a separate bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking soda and
baking powder. Gradually sift over wet ingredients, mixing well.
4. Stir in chocolate chips. Freeze for 10 minutes.
5. Remove from freezer and form dough into balls (each a heaping
tablespoon) and place 1 1/2 inches apart on parchment-lined baking
sheet. Press tops of cookies down and top with a few more chocolate
chips.
6. Bake 10 to 12 minutes until edges start to dry but tops are still slightly
soft. Remove from oven and immediately sprinkle a handful of crushed
candies on each cookie.
7. Transfer to cooling rack until completely cooled.
Cook’s Note: Dutch-processed cocoa is treated with an alkali to neutralize its
acidity. The treatment process, invented by a Dutchman in 1828, smooths
and mellows the cocoa’s flavor and darkens its color to a rich, deep and sometimes reddish color. You can use unsweetened cocoa, but Dutch is preferred.
I hope this helps add a little something fun to your cookie baking routine! We all could use a little bit of Disney Magic! Happy Holidays everyone!
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Recipe courtesy of Disney Parks!
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