Chocolate Peppermint Bark Cookies

These easy-to-make holiday chocolate cookies feature the flavorful addition of peppermint bark, candy canes, and pecans.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 176 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 2 large eggs, at room temperature
• 1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
• 1 cup chopped chocolate peppermint bark
• 0.75 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 cup white sugar
• 0.75 cup chopped pecans
• 0.5 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 0.5 cup dark cocoa powder (such as Hershey's® Special Dark)
• 0.25 cup crushed candy canes

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

Step 2

Whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl until combined.

Step 3

Combine butter, brown sugar, and white sugar in a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, vanilla, and peppermint extract and mix until thoroughly combined. Mix in half of the dry ingredients until just combined. Mix in remaining dry ingredients until just combined. Fold in peppermint bark pieces, pecans, and crushed candy cane pieces.

Step 4

Place 1 tablespoon-sized balls of dough 1 1/2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until tops of cookies just begin to set, 10 to 15 minutes. Allow cookies to cool for at least 5 minutes on the baking sheets before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.