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Peppermint-Chocolate Sugar Cookies

Peppermint-Chocolate Sugar Cookies

Everyday Food editor Sarah Carey makes a cookie that captures the season: Flavored with peppermint, studded with chocolate, and topped with an irresistible glaze, it will be your new favorite.

Everyday Food, December 2012
  • Prep Time 15 minutes
  • Total Time 40 minutes + cooling
  • Yield Makes about 2 dozen
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Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
  • 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1/4-1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
  • 3-5 tablespoons heavy cream
  • 12 round peppermint candies, crushed, for decorating

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with racks in upper and lower thirds. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt. In a large bowl, using a mixer, beat butter, granulated sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract on medium-high until pale and fluffy, 3 minutes. Beat in egg, then flour mixture on low. Stir in chocolate chips.

  2. Roll dough into 1 1/2-inch balls and place, 2 inches apart, on parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until edges are lightly golden, about 12 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Let cool on sheets on wire racks 5 minutes, then transfer cookies to racks and let cool completely.

  3. Stir together confectioners' sugar and enough cream to make a spreadable glaze (if you like a strong mint flavor, stir in up to 1/4 teaspoon extract). Spread a thin layer of glaze on top of each cookie and sprinkle with candies. Let dry completely on racks.

Cook's Note

Store in airtight containers, up to 3 days.

Recipe Reviews

Reviews (2)

  • Raven2255
    11 Dec, 2012

    This was incredibly easy to make - and delicious to boot! This is a great cookie to bring to a holiday party =)

  • Iris-15
    3 Dec, 2012

    These may be the best cookies I've ever made and that says a lot coming from a chocolate lover like myself. I used crushed candy canes instead of the round candies and I opted to flavor the icing with mint. The cookie has a subtle mint flavor with just the right amount of chocolate chips. They were a big hit with my kids and my guests.