Soft, decadent chocolate cookies topped with homemade creamy peppermint frosting and crushed candy canes. The perfect peppermint frosted chocolate cookie recipe! A delicious peppermint and chocolate Christmas cookie.
Prep Time25 minutesmins
Cook Time9 minutesmins
15 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chocolate cookies with peppermint frosting, peppermint frosted chocolate cookies
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter, sugar, and brown sugar for 4 minutes, until light and fluffy. Scrape the sides of the bowl.
Add eggs and vanilla and mix for 1 minute longer.
Add cocoa powder, flour, baking soda, salt and mix just until combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
Scoop the dough onto parchment paper lined, light-colored baking sheets, spaced at least two-inches apart. If you want flatter cookies, lightly press down on the cookies.
Bake for 8-10 minutes. Do NOT overbake the cookies as they will continue to bake once they are removed from the oven. Set aside to cool.
Peppermint Frosting:
In a mixing bowl, cream together butter and cream cheese for 2-3 minutes until light and fluffy. Add powdered sugar and peppermint extract. I suggest starting with 1/4 teaspoon and you can add more depending on preference. Mix for 1 minute longer.
Spread the frosting on cooled chocolate cookies. Sprinkle with crushed candy canes. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Notes
Don't overbake! These are soft baked double chocolate cookies and they are meant to be soft and chewy. The cookies will continue to bake once you remove them from the oven.
Use light-colored baking sheets. I love to use thick, light-colored baking sheets because they bake the cookies evenly. If you use dark-colored baking sheets, the bottoms of the cookies may burn before the cookies are fully baked.
If your cookies lose their shape in the oven, take a small spatula and press the edges toward the center to make a circle. You can also use a glass and move it around the cookie in a circular motion to make them into the perfect round circle.