Chocolate-Peppermint Crinkle Cookies

My husband always asks for peppermint crinkle cookies at Christmas, and I always have trouble finding a recipe with the perfect cake-to-fudge balance. After years of hits and misses, my husband insisted I write this recipe down. This is for a smaller batch, but can easily be doubled for larger families.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 167 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup confectioners' sugar
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips
• ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• 2 large eggs
• 3 teaspoons peppermint extract, or more to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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

Step 2

Mix white sugar, cocoa, and vegetable oil together in a bowl. Beat in eggs and peppermint extract. Separately mix together flour, baking powder, and salt; combine with above ingredients. Mix in chocolate chips.

Step 3

Cover dough and place in a freezer for 1 hour (or refrigerate for 3 hours or longer.)

Step 4

Take dough out of the freezer and remove by rounded tablespoons. Form into balls with clean hands. Roll each ball in confectioners' sugar and place on prepared baking sheets.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick comes out mostly clean, about 20 minutes.