Double Chocolate Peppermint Patty Cookies

This easy chocolate peppermint cookies recipe combines rich chocolate cookies with York peppermint patties! They’re frosted with chocolate ganache for an extra-special touch. Make them for the holidays, or anytime you’re craving fudgy chocolate peppermint cookies.

BEST Double Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

So, let me just say: these cocoa peppermint cookies are my absolute favorite chocolate cookie. I’ve made them a few times, and they’re always perfect and soft. The secret? They’re pudding cookies. Adding a box of instant pudding to cookie dough practically guarantees soft cookies with an extra bump of flavor.

In addition to the pudding mix, I also added some cocoa powder to the cookie batter. That gives an extra bump of chocolate. My favorite cocoa is Hershey’s Special Dark, making these decadent dark chocolate peppermint cookies.

These little morsels are similar to blossom cookies – you press a peppermint patty into the hot cookies as soon as they come out of the oven. To make it even better, I top each with chocolate ganache. The ganache just takes these double chocolate peppermint patty cookies over the top!

Try them, and I know this chocolate peppermint patty cookies recipe will be your go-to whenever you want that peppermint-chocolate combination. It’s to die for!

Ingredients in Easy Peppermint Patty Cookies

Butter: As usual these cookies start with butter! I’m using unsalted and make sure it’s softened. Learn how to substitute salted butter for unsalted.

Sugar: As usual, my favorite cookie recipes use both brown sugar and granulated sugar. Learn how to measure sugar.

Vanilla: Always use pure vanilla extract.

Egg: Buy large eggs.

Cocoa: This makes it chocolatey – always use unsweetened cocoa powder. To get the rich dark color, I used Hershey’s Special Dark brand. Learn all about cocoa powder.

Pudding Mix: This makes a soft cookie! Be sure to use INSTANT!

All-Purpose Flour: Be sure you measure it correctly.

Baking Soda: Helps with spread of cookies!

Salt: Needed since we are using unsalted butter.

Water: This helps with the dough. You can also use cold coffee or milk.

Peppermint Patties: Obvious, no?

Heavy Whipping Cream and Chocolate Chips: For the ganache.

How to make Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

1. Cream the butter and both types of sugar in a stand mixer with a paddle attachment (or in a large bowl with a hand mixer). Add the vanilla and egg and mix until smooth.
2. Mix in the cocoa powder and dry pudding mix, followed by the salt, flour, and baking soda. Mix until the dough is combined. If the dough does not form, you can add one tablespoon of water.
3. Use a two-tablespoon cookie scoop to drop the dough onto a cookie sheet lined with wax paper. Cover the sheet with plastic wrap and chill the cookie dough balls for at least one hour.
4. Preheat the oven to 350°F and line cookie sheets with parchment or Silpat mats. Bake the cookies for 10 to 13 minutes or until the edges of the cookies lose their sheen. I prefer mine a little underdone, so I take them out of the oven when the center of the cookies is still a little shiny.  
5. While the cookies are hot, press a peppermint patty on the top of each one and then leave them on the cookie sheet to cool.
6. While the cookies cool, make the ganache by combining the heavy cream and chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl. Heat them in the microwave for 45 seconds and then whisk until the mixture is smooth. You may need to warm it a second time for 15 to 20 seconds.
7. Spread approximately one tablespoon of ganache on each cookie. You can chill the cookies, so the ganache hardens or let it set at room temperature.

More Cookie Recipes Perfect for the Holidays

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• Soft and Chewy Christmas Molasses Cookies
• Easy Butter Cookies
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Double Chocolate Peppermint Patty Cookie

5 from 3 votes

Soft double chocolate cookies are topped with a peppermint patty after baking and then frosted with chocolate ganache. They’re the ultimate chocolate mint decadence!

Prep Time 45 minutes minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes minutes

Chill Time 1 hour hour

Total Time 2 hours hours

Yield 17 cookies

Serving Size 1 cookie

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Ingredients

 

• ▢ ½ cup (113g) unsalted butter softened
• ▢ ⅔ cup (134g) brown sugar
• ▢ ¼ cup (50g) granulated sugar
• ▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla
• ▢ 1 large egg
• ▢ 2 tablespoons (10g) unsweetened cocoa powder I used Hershey’s Special Dark
• ▢ 1 3.5-3.9 ounces box instant Chocolate Fudge Pudding Mix (or any instant chocolate pudding mix, not sugar-free)
• ▢ 1 cup (124g) all-purpose flour
• ▢ ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon salt
• ▢ 1 tablespoon water
• ▢ 17 Peppermint Patties such as York, unwrapped
• ▢ ½ cup heavy whipping cream
• ▢ 1 cup (85g) chocolate chips

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Instructions

• Note: this dough requires chilling!
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter and both sugars. Mix in vanilla and egg until smooth. Mix in cocoa powder and pudding mix (just the powdery mix, not actual pudding). Beat in salt,  flour, and baking soda until well blended, adding 1 tablespoon of water if needed to get the dough to form together.
• Drop cookie dough balls (I used a 2 tablespoon cookie scoop) onto a wax paper lined cookie sheet. You don’t have to space them out, you’re going to chill the cookie dough balls. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least 1 hour. (You can also just chill the bowl of cookie dough, but you’ll need it to chill for at least 4 hours. It’s harder to scoop cold, so scooping out cookie dough balls before chilling is easier.)
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheets with parchment or a silpat. Bake for 10-13 minutes, until the edges lose their sheen. I like these a little under-done, so I take them out when the center is still a tiny bit shiny, about 10 minutes. Immediately press a peppermint patty on the top of each cookie. Let cool completely.
• The peppermint patties may dull as they harden, so make a ganache frosting. Place the heavy whipping cream in a microwave safe measuring cup or small bowl. Add the chocolate chips and microwave on high power for about 45 seconds (my microwave is 1100W). Whisk until smooth, microwaving for an additional 15-20 seconds as needed. Spread about a tablespoon of ganache on each cookie. If you want the ganache to semi-harden, chill the cookies. Otherwise it’ll get slightly dry but still be tacky. Store in an airtight container for up to 4 days.

Recipe Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 202kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 35mg | Sodium: 84mg | Potassium: 39mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 307IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutritional information not guaranteed to be accurate

Course Dessert

Cuisine chocolate cookies, cookies

Author Dorothy Kern

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Double Chocolate Peppermint Patty Cookies are an easy chocolate peppermint cookie recipe that combines rich chocolate cookies with peppermint patties and frosted with chocolate ganache!