Peppermint Hot Chocolate Cookies For Christmas
Peppermint hot chocolate cookies are bursting with loads of peppermint flavor and holiday cheer in every bite.
For all your hot chocolate lovers out there, these peppermint hot cocoa cookies will automatically become your new favorite Christmas cookie!
Nothing is better than a mug of warm peppermint hot chocolate on a cold winter day…
Well, except for these insanely delicious hot chocolate peppermint cookies! Just the cookie part alone is so pepperminty and fudgy.
Adding the rest of the hot chocolate components to this cookie really bring it over the top though
These chewy chocolate peppermint cookies have a chocolate square pressed into them, golden marshmallow on top, and are finished off with a chocolate drizzle and crushed peppermint candy.
Peppermint Hot Chocolate Cookie Recipe Ingredients
The ingredients are pretty simple and straight forward. Here’s what you’ll need to make these yummy Christmas cookies.
- Butter
- Chocolate chips
- Brown sugar
- Eggs
- Peppermint extract
- Cocoa powder
- Baking soda
- Flour
- Marshmallows
- Chocolate bars
- Peppermint candies or candy canes
How To Make Peppermint Hot Cocoa Cookies
Scroll down to the recipe card below to get the full recipe.
Making these hot chocolate cookies couldn’t be easier!
Putting All The Ingredients Together
First, microwave the chocolate chips and butter together in a large microwave-safe bowl.
Mix in brown sugar, eggs, peppermint extract, and cocoa powder. Blend everything together until smooth.
Then, stir in baking soda and flour. You’ll notice the dough is pretty thick (as you can see in the picture below).
These cookies end up more on the fudgy side which is really amazing with all the other hot chocolate fixings.
Chilling The Dough
The longer you chill the dough, the fudgier your cookies will come out. At a minimum, chill the dough for at least an hour.
If you aren’t short on time and want a super fudgy cookie, chill the dough overnight.
Whether you chill the dough for an hour or overnight these cookies turn out amazing.
Getting Your Cookies Ready For Baking
Take your dough out of the fridge and roll into 30 equal balls. Place the balls of dough spaced out on a parchment-lined cookie sheet.
Pop your holiday cookies in the oven and bake at 350° for 12 minutes.
Take the cookies out of the oven and press one piece of a chocolate bar into each cookie.
For the chocolate that gets pressed into the cookies, I used regular sized Hershey’s chocolate bars and broke off a little rectangle for each cookie.
For 30 cookies, that came out to about 3 regular sized Hershey candy bars.
You can use another brand if you like and just tear off a little square to add on top of each cookie
After you press in all the chocolate pieces into the cookies, place a large marshmallow on top.
Broil your cookies in the oven for 1 minute. Your marshmallow will turn a lovely golden brown color.
Taking Cookies Out of The Oven & Adding Toppings
Remove your cookies from the oven and press each marshmallow down a little bit with the backside of a spoon.
No hot chocolate is complete without a little bit of chocolate drizzled on top, so now it’s time to prep the chocolate.
Microwave chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl until melted. It’s best to to this in 20-second intervals until everything is nice and melted together.
The intervals are a must because it prevents you from burning the chocolate.
And now the fun part…
(Although making this recipe is pretty fun already.)
Finish the cookies off with a drizzle of melted chocolate and a sprinkle of crushed peppermint candy on top.
Peppermint Hot Chocolate Cookies
A gooey golden marshmallow floats in melted chocolate on top of a fudgy hot cocoa peppermint cookie.
Topped off with more melted chocolate and crushed peppermint candy, these peppermint hot chocolate cookies really are the best winter cookie ever!
Peppermint Hot Chocolate Cookies
Ingredients
- ½ cup melted butter
- 2½ cups chocolate chips
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 tsp peppermint extract
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 cups flour
- 30 large marshmallows
- 30 small squares torn apart from 3 regular sized chocolate bars (about 3 oz)
- ½ cup crushed candy canes or peppermint candies
Instructions
- Microwave 2 cups of chocolate chips and butter in a microwave safe bowl on high for 1 minute. Be sure not to overcook and burn.
- Stir the chocolate chips until completely melted. If not fully melted, microwave in 20 second increments until fully melted.
- Mix in brown sugar, eggs, peppermint extract and cocoa powder.
- Stir in baking soda and flour.
- Chill dough for at least 1 hour (you can do this overnight as well and it makes the cookies even more fudgy).
- Roll into 30 even balls and place on a parchment lined tray.
- Bake at 350° for 12 minutes.
- Remove cookies and press 1 piece of chocolate bar into each cookie. Then, place a marshmallow on top of each cookie.
- Put cookies back into the oven and broil for 1 minute. Be sure to keep an eye on the cookies so they don’t burn.
- Take cookies out of the oven and press each marshmallow down.
- Microwave 1/2 cup of chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave in 20-second intervals until chocolate is completely melted, being careful not to burn it.
- Drizzle melted chocolate on top of the cookies and sprinkle with crushed peppermint candy or candy canes.
How To Serve Hot Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
You can serve these cookies warm or at room temperature.
As you might have guessed, my favorite way is to serve them warm because they really do taste like peppermint hot chocolate this way.
Of course, they are really tasty after they’ve cooled down as well!
Prepping & Storing These Peppermint Cookies
Holiday time can be pretty chaotic sometimes. You can definitely make the cookies ahead of time and have them on hand when you need an easy Christmas dessert.
These cookies can be store in a sealed container for about three days.
You may be able to store them a little longer but I recommend only a few days to ensure the cookie is just as chewy and delicious as the first day you made them.
Another option is just prepping the dough ahead of time. Store the dough in the fridge for 2-3 days or for about two months in the freezer.
Best Holiday Cookies for Your Christmas Cookie Exchange
This year a lot of you may not be participating in Christmas cookie exchanges.
But, just know these peppermint hot chocolate cookies are awesome for future Christmas cookie exchanges in the years to come.
Both kids and adults will love this cookie!
Comment below and let me know how this recipe turned out! I’d love to hear your feedback and any helpful tips you have for my readers.
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This is a holiday recipe you’ll want to make again and again.
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I’m wondering if this cookie is made prior to the holiday, how do you store them? How does the marshmallow taste? Wouldn’t it be hard unless you eat it right away? Thanks!
They keep for about two days in a sealed container. The marshmallow and chocolate on top will harden but they are still very yummy this way. You could always microwave them in 10 second intervals until the marshmallow and chocolate are to your liking.