Need an easy, delicious and edible holiday gift idea? Look no further than these chocolate mint dipped cookies!
One of my favourite things to do leading up to the holidays is bake – I have fond memories of Christmas baking with my mom; the kitchen full of the sweet and spicy aromas of Christmas.
It was and still is something that I look forward to every year. And I love watching friends and family enjoy the treats that we make – that’s the best part!
Now that my daughter is old enough to be helpful in the kitchen, we choose recipes and bake together, often singing and dancing to Christmas music in the background. I love that I can give my daughter the same fun and memorable experience that my mom gave me as a kid!
As working parents of three young kids, our lives are full and busy, so we’re finding that we don’t have a lot of extra time to make Pinterest-Worthy homemade holiday gifts, even though we really want to! Instead, we choose one Christmas treat recipe, bake double or triple the amount that we would normally make, and wrap small batches up in festive bags, boxes or jars for our loved ones.
Let me tell you—it’s the BEST gift over. Not only do my daughter and I get a special day together, but I also get to teach her about the spirit of giving. And our friends and family love it. Delicious food can bring so much of joy to someone’s life and makes them feel appreciated and loved. This year, my daughter and I wanted to give back to our community in some small way. We wanted to jump on board and give back to the people who mean the most to us and fill our lives with joy.
We chose this Chewy Chocolate Mint Dipped Cookie recipe to make and gift this year. It’s easy and fun –especially the dipping and sprinkling part!
My daughter helped me wrap and deliver our cookie gifts, which was not only super cute to watch, but also brought a big smile to so many faces that we love. It’s the simplest, yet most impactful gift, and that’s why we continue to do it year after year!
Chewy Chocolate Candy Cane-Dipped Cookies
My daughter helped me wrap and deliver our cookie gifts, which was not only super cute to watch, but also brought a big smile to so many faces that we love. It’s the simplest, yet most impactful gift, and that’s why we continue to do it year after year!
Ingredients
- 2 cups chocolate chips
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 tsp espresso powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp peppermint extract
- 2 eggs, room temperature
- 8 oz white chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 4 candy canes, crushed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F and line or grease 2 large baking sheets.
- Melt 1.5 cups chocolate chips by transferring to a medium sized heat-proof bowl, set on top of a saucepan of simmering water until melted and smooth.
- Whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, espresso powder, and salt in medium bowl. In a large bowl, using a hand mixer, beat butter and sugars together until fluffy, and then add vanilla and peppermint extracts; beat until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time and beat until blended. Add in melted chocolate as well as the dry ingredients; slowly beating (or mixing by hand with a spatula) until just blended (don't over mix!). Add in remaining ½ cup chocolate chips and fold in gently.
- Form 1-inch balls with dough and place on the cookie sheets about an inch apart.
- Bake at 375 for 8 to 9 minutes, until set and cracked all over. Cool on baking sheet 5 minutes and then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
- Melt white chocolate (the same way as you melted the chocolate chips). Take off double boiler to cool for a couple of minutes. Place crushed candy canes into a small bowl. Dip each cookie in melted white chocolate so that half of the cookie is covered in white chocolate. Place dipped cookie on a cooled and clean cookie sheet, and sprinkle with crushed candy cane. Repeat with the remaining cookies.
- Chill just until chocolate sets, about 20 minutes.
Comments
These look absolutely delicious Sarah! So festive and cute
What a great cause! These cookies look so good! And your daughter is adorable!
Thank you!!
This look amazing and that flavour combo is awesome
Thanks Abbey!
So cute! These look like you bought them in a bakery – very beautiful
Look so pretty!
These cookies look amazing! And, your daughter is so cute 🙂 One of my favorite holiday gifts to get each year, is a batch of sugared pecans my friend makes. They don’t last long in our house!
These are so cute + look absolutely DELISH! These are perfect to bake and give as little gifts to neighbors, co-workers, etcetera. Thank you 🙂
Love that your daughter is having fun in the kitchen with you; and these do look like great treats! My daughters are 9 and have been extremely excited about cooking/baking and helpful in the kitchen with me. Such fun!
These cookies are awesome! Can’t wait to try them!
I LOVE peppermint, candy cane, cookies…what else do I need but these cookies? They look amazing. Thank you for posting this recipe!
I agree!! They’re so good!!
Sarah, these look so delicious and such a great gift idea….you have a typo on this page….it’s says 5c flour but on another link through Eggcentric App it says 1.5c flour. Unfortunately I found out the hard way using 5c of flour!! Will try again tomorrow and pretty sure they’ll turn out!
Ah I’m so sorry! A friend pointed this out to me as well. It’s changed now – I’m so sorry!!!
Have my second batch baking right now, these are delicious and will be a keeper for every christmas!