Chocolate Peppermint Kiss Cookies
Chocolate Peppermint Kiss Cookies are soft, chocolatey cookies rolled in crushed candy canes and topped with peppermint kisses for a festive, minty finish.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup granulated sugar 7 oz
- ½ cup vegetable oil 4 fl oz
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour 4.25 oz
- ½ cup crushed candy canes 3 oz
- 15 peppermint kisses
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (176°C). Line a baking sheet and place crushed candy canes in a shallow bowl.
- Whisk cocoa powder, sugar, oil, eggs, baking powder, salt, and vanilla until thick and glossy.
- Sift in flour and fold gently until a dense, sticky dough forms.
- Roll dough into 1½-inch balls, coat in crushed candy canes, and flatten slightly on the baking sheet.
- Bake 10–11 minutes until puffed and edges are set.
- Cool 6–7 minutes, then press a peppermint kiss into each cookie. Let cool fully on a wire rack.