Triple Chocolate Peppermint Christmas Cookies
These super chewy, triple chocolate cookies peppermint Christmas cookies, made with red and white Hershey’s Kisses are a perfect festive Christmas treat! Delicious for a holiday cookie exchange, Christmas party, or to just make and share with family and friends during the holiday season!
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Ingredients
- 1 c unsalted butter softened
- 2/3 c granulated sugar
- 2/3 c packed light brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 2 c all-purpose flour
- 1/2 c regular baking cocoa
- 1/4 c dark chocolate baking cocoa
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 1/4 c semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 c Andes mints finely chopped*
- 1 10 oz bag Hershey's Candy Cane Kisses
Instructions
- Cream together the butter, sugars, and vanilla until well-blended.
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing between each addition.
- Gradually mix in flour, cocoas, baking soda, and salt.
- Once the dough is completely blended together, fold in the chocolate chips and Andes mints to the dough.
- Cover bowl with cling wrap and place in refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.**
- Preheat the oven to 350.
- Once the dough is cool, form into cookie dough balls and place on cookie sheet (12 per sheet).
- Bake each batch for 7 minutes.
- While the cookies are baking, unwrap the Hershey's Kisses and set them aside.
- Remove cookies from oven and allow to cool for at least 10 minutes before adding Hershey's Kisses. Place a Kiss in the center of each cookie and gently press - you don't want to press too hard or they'll go right through the soft cookie!
- Repeat steps 7-10 until you run out of dough.
Notes
*You can buy bags of chopped Andes Mints on the baking aisle of your grocery store. They're typically located near the chocolate chips. [br]**The longer you leave the unbaked cookie dough in the fridge (i.e. the colder the dough), the more dense and thicker your cookies will be. If you want thicker/chunkier cookies rather than ones that are flatter, keep the dough in the fridge for a few hours (or perhaps the freezer for 30 minutes to an hour) before rolling into cookie dough balls and baking.