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Peppermint Bark Cookies

December 2, 2013 by Angie 17 Comments

Welcome to Christmas Cookie Week 2013! This year, 8bloggers have come together to share a daily recipe for yummy and delicious cookies that we hope will inspire you during this season of Christmas baking! We come from different parts of Canada, with one friend joining us from
Alabama, but we all share a joy of baking which makes for love…fresh from the oven!
 
Peppermint Ice Cream. Peppermint Bark. Mmmm. They are favourites of mine during the holiday season. And the Peppermint Bark from Williams Sonoma…total awesome-sauce! So, so good! I thought it would be fun to de-construct this treat and re-imagine them as cookies for the Christmas treat plate! This recipe essentially combines the flavours of the bark into a cookie. I have a favourite double chocolate recipe that I thought would be the perfect starting point for these lovelies.
But first I must give you a peek of my kitchen on Saturday. I was ‘Busy Baker Betty’ baking Christmas cookies all day. My kitchen counter was an absolute riot of cookies everywhere. It was fun and productive, but I could not wait to put my feet up at the end of the day.
 
So back to the peppermint bark creation.
These are not hard to make and if you already have a favourite double chocolate cookie recipe, then I would use that! If you don’t, I have one to share that makes a lovely crispy-on-the-outside-soft-and-chewy-on-the-inside cookie with very basic ingredients!
 
Chocolate Dream Cookie Recipe
{makes 3-4 dozen}
Ingredients: 

 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

 1/2 cup cocoa

 1 teaspoon baking soda

 1/2 teaspoon salt

 1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened

 1 cup packed brown sugar

 3/4 cup granulated sugar

 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

 2 large eggs

 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips.

 2 cups white chocolate melting wafers

 Pure peppermint extract

 1 cup crushed peppermints or candy canes

 Directions: 

PREHEAT oven to 375° F.

 1. COMBINE flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt in a small bowl. Beat butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar and vanilla extract in a large mixing bowl until creamy. Beat in eggs for about 2 minutes or until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.

 2. BAKE for 8 to 10 minutes or until cookies are puffed. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely. 

 3. When cookies are completely cooled, melt white chocolate wafers 1 cup at a time. {Melt gently in microwave at 20 second increments, stirring with a spoon until smooth.} Add 1 tsp. peppermint extract to melted white chocolate. Stir.

 4. Spoon 1 tsp. white chocolate on top of each cookie and using back of spoon, swirl to cover top of cookie. Sprinkle with crushed candy cane or peppermints and let set for an hour.

Now sit back and enjoy a cookie that has those lovely flavours of chocolate and peppermint that go so well together!
 
Here are my other lovely co-hosts for Christmas Cookie Week!
Please make sure you visit the links below to see what each blogger has whipped up this week to share with you! 
Julie from Sober Julie
Stacey from This Lil’ Piglet
Joann from Women In Real Life
Jo-Anna from A Pretty Life In
The Suburbs
Grace from Sense &
Simplicity
Donna From An Anglo In Quebec
 Ricki Jill from Art@Home
 
Thank you so much for visiting! 
See you with another cookie treat tomorrow!

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  1. Art @ Home says

    December 2, 2013 at 12:41 pm

    This combines two of my favorite flavor sensations: chocolate cookies and peppermint bark!!! My grandmother would go nuts over this recipe. I need to bake her some for Christmas.

    I have been SO EXCITED about #ChristmasCookies week!!! YAY!!!

    xo,
    Ricki Jill

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  2. anangloinquebec says

    December 2, 2013 at 1:05 pm

    Oh I have a certain somebody in my house that would love this recipe due to the peppermint factor! They look great.
    I am looking forward to my collection of recipes here this week. I think I will pin all of them at each blog so that I have a great bank of recipe son Pinterest. 🙂 FUN

    Reply
  3. Sober Julie says

    December 2, 2013 at 1:49 pm

    Thanks for including me, I LOVE Cookie Week! These look so tasty

    Reply
  4. White Weathered Hutch says

    December 2, 2013 at 2:07 pm

    Yummy!! Glad you have all come together to bring us tasty treats! Looking forward to all these recipes!

    Reply
  5. Leslie says

    December 2, 2013 at 2:09 pm

    Mmmm, these cookies look like a delicious idea! I'm a big peppermint bark fan, so I would love to make some.
    Merry Christmas!
    Leslie

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  6. JoKnows says

    December 2, 2013 at 7:29 pm

    Such pretty, festive cookies Angie!

    Thanks for hosting Christmas Cookie Week and including me in the fun!

    Jo

    Reply
  7. allisamazing says

    December 2, 2013 at 10:07 pm

    They look so festive and delicious!

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  8. Jo-Anna@APrettyLife says

    December 2, 2013 at 11:15 pm

    Mmmm…chocolate and peppermint are a match made in heaven! Love these Angie!

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  9. Stacey says

    December 3, 2013 at 2:56 am

    Mint and chocolate…sold! These look delicious Angie; thanks for including me in Christmas Cookie week. 🙂

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  10. Cindy says

    December 3, 2013 at 3:22 am

    Yum, that sounds good, I'm pinning this!

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  11. Gretchen says

    December 6, 2013 at 11:54 pm

    ooh, these look WONDERFUL! I, too, love how Christmas brings peppermint to the forefront :). Pinning!

    Reply
  12. Tara @ Suburble says

    December 9, 2013 at 8:17 am

    I LOVE peppermint! These look heavenly! I'll have to try them.

    And also – I just love the idea of your cookie exchange. Such a sweet idea, and such a great group of ladies!

    Reply
  13. Jennifer Mead says

    December 13, 2013 at 5:11 am

    Angie,
    I'm sitting here with a little sweet tooth and saw your cookies posted at our party and I'm like…I HAVE TO HAVE THESE! I am featuring you this week at our "Inspire Me Please" blog party 🙂
    xo,
    Jennifer http://www.BlissfullyEverAfter.net

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  14. Krystle Smith says

    December 14, 2013 at 12:48 am

    These look so delicious! Love the crush mints on top 4 color!

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  15. Michele Reynolds says

    December 19, 2013 at 5:43 pm

    Your cookies look so good! Gotta make these. Merry Christmas:) Pinned

    Reply
  16. חתולי8 says

    December 21, 2013 at 11:03 pm

    Love mint! it looks tasty.
    Lior

    Reply

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