Chocolate Peppermint Blossoms
Chocolate Peppermint Blossoms are the perfect combination of a warm chocolate cookie with a melty peppermint candy on top! These cookies are full of holiday cheer with the best pairing of chocolate and peppermint. If you thought you loved peanut butter blossoms, wait until you try these!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups Flour
- 1/2 cup Cocoa Powder
- 2 teaspoons Cornstarch
- 1/8 teaspoon Salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1 stick Butter room temperature
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
- 1/2 cup Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1/4 cup Sugar for rolling
- Peppermint Candy Kisses
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl, add in butter, sugar, and brown sugar. Using a mixer, mix until light and fluffy.1 stick Butter, 1/2 cup Brown Sugar, 1/2 cup Sugar
- Add in egg and vanilla extract. Mix together.1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract, 1 egg
- Then pour in flour, cocoa powder, cornstarch, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Starting on a low speed mix until a dough forms.1 1/2 cups Flour, 1/2 cup Cocoa Powder, 2 teaspoons Cornstarch, 1/8 teaspoon Salt, 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda, 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
- Add sugar to a separate bowl.1/4 cup Sugar
- Using a small cookie scoop, scoop dough into your hands and roll into a ball. Then add dough ball to the sugar and roll it around until the sugar is coating the edges.
- Place on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes.
- While the cookies are baking, unwrap the peppermint candies.Peppermint Candy Kisses
- When the cookies come out of the oven, take one candy kiss and press it on the top of the cookie*.
- Let the cookies cool, then enjoy!
Notes
*Be careful not to press the peppermint candy too far down in the cookie. This could cause the peppermint candy to melt more! Still totally edible and delicious, but the peppermint candy will melt more into a thumbprint cookie!