Dark Chocolate Candy Cane Cookies Recipes

DARK CHOCOLATE CANDY CANE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powders, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat butter and sugars on med-high until light and fluffy (approx. 2-3mins). Reduce speed and add egg and peppermint extract. Beat until well combined. Add flour mixture and mix until just combined.
• Chill dough for at least 1 hour or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350°F and line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats.
• Using a medium cookie scoop, portion dough onto baking sheet (I did 9 cookies per sheet). Bake for approximately 10 mins, or until the middle is set. Cookies will deflate and crinkle a bit upon cooling.
• Cool on pans for 5 mins then transfer to to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Dip in melted candy melts or white chocolate, place on a parchment lined baking sheet and sprinkle with crushed candy canes. Allow to set.

CANDY CANE–-CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Melt 7 oz dark chocolate and butter in a double boiler or in a metal bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water. Let cool. Mix flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Set aside.
• Beat eggs, sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy, about 8-10 minutes.
• Stir in reserved dark chocolate mixture and remaining 5 oz dark chocolate. Add flour mixture and stir until smooth.
• Let mixture rest 15 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350°. Place rounded tablespoonfuls of dough onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, leaving space between cookies. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Let cool.
• Dip cookies in milk chocolate and then in crushed candy cane (or sprinkle candy cane on top). Place cookies on a wire rack to harden.

DARK CHOCOLATE CHUNK AND CANDY CANE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Position a rack in the middle of the oven. Grease two cookie sheets, or line with parchment paper.
• In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
• In a large bowl, using a handheld electric mixer, cream the butter and sugars until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time beating until incorporated. Beat in the vanilla. Mix in the dry ingredients with the mixer on low speed until just combined. Stir
• in the chocolate and candy canes with a wooden spoon.
• Scoop by the heaping tablespoonful onto the cookie sheets. Bake until golden and chewy, 12 to 15 minutes. Transfer the cookies to a rack to cool. Store in an airtight container.

DARK CHOCOLATE CANDY CANE COOKIES

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350°F
• Add butter to the bowl of an electric mixer, mix
• Add white and brown sugar, cream together for 2-3 minutes until smooth and fluffy
• Add eggs 1 at a time
• Add vanilla extract
• In a medium sized bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, salt and baking soda
• Slowly add the dry ingredient mixture to the wet ingredients, mix until fully combined
• Fold in chocolate chips
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
• Scoop cookies into golf ball sized balls and place them on the baking sheet
• Bake cookies for 10-12 minutes
• Allow to cool
• Melt white chocolate and coconut oil in a heavy bottomed sauce pan over low heat until fully melted, stirring as needed
• Crush the candy canes into small pieces (put them in a plastic bag, cover bag with a dish towel, use a rolling pin to crush the candy canes)
• Dip a cookie into the white chocolate so it is 1/2 coated, place back on the baking sheet with parchment paper, sprinkle with crushed candy cane
• Repeat with each cookie, allow to harden

CANDY CANE CHOCOLATE CHUNK COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla and peppermint extracts. Combine the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt; stir into the creamed mixture until all of the dry has been absorbed. Mix in the chocolate chunks and chopped candy cane. Form spoonfuls of dough into balls, and place them 2 inches apart onto an ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven.

CHOCOLATE CANDY CANE COOKIES

Steps:

• Add the butter and powdered sugar to the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and beat until the mixture is nice and smooth. Mix in the vanilla and egg. Add the flour, cocoa powder and salt and mix just until the dough comes together. Press a piece of plastic wrap onto the surface of the dough and refrigerate it for a couple of hours.
• While the dough is chilling away, unwrap the candies and place them in two plastic bags, separated by color. Crush the candies to pieces with a rolling pin. Throw the crushed mints into separate bowls and set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Roll the dough into balls. Place the balls onto baking sheets lined with parchment paper or baking mats. Flatten them slightly with the bottom of a coffee mug or glass. Bake until just set, 7 to 9 minutes. Let the cookies cool completely.
• Meanwhile, melt the almond bark in a double boiler or microwave-safe bowl and stir until smooth. One at a time, dip the cooled cookies halfway into the melted almond bark. Sprinkle the top sides generously with crushed mints, holding the cookies over the bowls to catch the excess. You can mix red and green on the same cookie, or do some with just red and some with just green.
• Lay the cookies, sprinkled-side up, on parchment paper or a baking mat and allow them to set completely. Serve with a few whole mints on the side.

DARK CHOCOLATE CANDY CANE CRACKLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly butter baking sheet
• Combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl; whisk to combine
• Combine butter and sugars in a medium bowl, cream together until light and fluffy. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, add egg and vanilla; beat to combine
• With mixer on low, spoon in dry ingredients; mix to combine. Add crushed candy and chocolate bits; mix until evenly incorporated
• Shape dough into 1 inch balls and place about 3 inches apart on baking sheet and flatten slightly. Bake 10-12 minutes
• Let cookies cool for about 5 minutes on sheet; transfer to wire cooling rack to cool completely