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Iced peppermint chocolate cookies – delicious easy chocolate cookies topped with a peppermint buttercream icing and crushed bits of candy cane.
These chocolate cookies are super simple to whip up, and taste delicious with our peppermint buttercream, all topped off with peppermint candy for a crunchy, sweet treat!
These cookies, like our German Chocolate Cookies, get a hand from a boxed cake mix – making them super simple to whip up last minute.
These cookies are great for Christmas – but are tasty any time you want a chocolate peppermint kick.
We love these cookies with mulled cider, a caramel espresso martini, or boozy rumchata hot cocoa.
I hope you love these delicious iced cookies as much as we do!
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Easy Chocolate Cookies
These chocolate cookies are simple, delicious, and can be whipped up in a few minutes!
Since we’re using a boxed cake mix to get us ahead, it is really as easy as just mix, bake, and cool!
No worry separating wet and dry ingredients, just toss the cookie ingredients in the bowl, mix, and add to a well prepped baking sheet to bake about 10-12 minutes at 350 degrees.
To Make Easy Chocolate Cookies You’ll Need:
- 1 box German Chocolate Cake Mix
- 1/4 cup butter (softened)
- 2 large eggs
Easy Peppermint Icing
These cookies rely on a simple, delicious buttercream with lots of peppermint flavor from peppermint extract and crushed candy canes!
This i in is designed to be super simple – it works best when mixed in a stand mixer or with a hand mixer – but simply toss in a bowl, mix, and you’re ready to go!
To Make Easy Peppermint Icing, You’ll Need:
- ½ cup butter, at room temperature
- 3?½ cups confectioners’ sugar
- 3 tablespoons milk
- ½ teaspoon peppermint extract
Other Christmas Cookies You’ll Love
We love Christmas here at Sweet C’s – and are so excited to share some of our favorite easy cookie and sweets ideas!
These Christmas cookies and treats are easy to make and loaded with flavor – they are perfect for giving to friends and family.
Recipe FAQs
Wait to add icing to cookies until cookies are completely cool – or the icing will go everywhere and melt.
Cookies can be kept in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to five days.
Iced Peppermint Chocolate Cookies Recipe
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Iced Peppermint Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- For the Cookies:
- 1 box German Chocolate Cake Mix
- 1/4 cup butter (softened)
- 2 large eggs
- For the Icing:
- ½ cup butter, at room temperature
- 3 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
- 3 tablespoons milk
- ½ teaspoon peppermint extract
- 2-3 candy canes, crushed, to garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Prepare a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray or parchment paper.
- In a larger bowl, mix cake mix, butter, and eggs.
- Using a cookie scoop or spoon, shape into 20-22 balls.
- Bake 10-15 minutes, until edges are lightly browned.
- Remove from oven and let cool on baking rack until completely Cool.
- In a large bowl, or bowl of a stant mixer, add butter, confectioners sugar, milk, and peppermint extract.
- Beat with hand mixer or stand mixer until light and fluffy.
- Spread over cooled cookies.
- Garnish with crushed candy canes to top.
- Enjoy!
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Nutrition Information
Yield 12 Serving Size 1Amount Per Serving Calories 289Total Fat 14gSaturated Fat 8gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 5gCholesterol 67mgSodium 119mgCarbohydrates 40gFiber 0gSugar 37gProtein 2g
Nutrition is automatically calculated by Nutritionix - please verify all nutrition information independently and consult with a doctor or nutritionist for any and all medical and diet advice.
