Peppermint Fudge Cookies

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Fudgy Cookies, Peppermint Fudge Cookies, Peppermint Patty, Peppermint Patty Cookies

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

• ▢ 5 tablespoons butter softened
• ▢ ¾ cup brown sugar
• ▢ ¼ cup sugar
• ▢ 1 cup plus one tablespoon flour
• ▢ ¼ cup cocoa powder
• ▢ 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ▢ 8 ounces semi-sweet baking chocolate chopped
• ▢ 2 eggs
• ▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ▢ 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• ▢ 24 snack size peppermint patties

• In a large mixing bowl, beat together the butter and the sugars until light and fluffy.

• Add vanilla and eggs and beat again.

• Melt the baking chocolate in a small bowl in the microwave in 30 second intervals, stirring between each interval, until chocolate is smooth and fully melted.

• Add the melted chocolate to the butter mixture and mix again.

• Sift together flour, baking powder, and cocoa powder, and add to the butter mixture. Mix until fully incorporated.

• Fold in chocolate chips.

• Chill for 30 minutes.

• Using a rounded tablespoon to scoop out the dough and shape into balls.

• Place on a greased cookie sheet 2 inches apart. Bake at 350° for 5 minutes. Remove from oven. Press one peppermint patty onto each cookie, and bake for another 4-5 minutes. Allow to cool on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.