Peppermint Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

Name: Peppermint Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 3 h 10 min
Yield: 36 cookies
Ingredients: Cookie; 1/3 cup Land O Lakes® Butter; 4 ounces high-quality dark chocolate baking bar, * broken into pieces; 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 3 large Land O Lakes® Eggs; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa; Filling; 2/3 cup powdered sugar; 2 teaspoons Land O Lakes® Heavy Whipping Cream; 1/8 teaspoon peppermint extract; Red food color, as desired; 1/4 cup powdered sugar; Extra fine edible glitter, if desired

These classic chocolate crinkle cookies have a minty surprise inside.

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1 hr 20 min

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Ingredients

¹/₃ cup Land O Lakes® Butter

4 ounces high-quality dark chocolate baking bar, broken into pieces

1 ³/₄ cups all-purpose flour

1 ¹/₂ cups sugar

3 large Land O Lakes® Eggs

1 ¹/₂ teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon vanilla

³/₄ teaspoon salt

¹/₂ cup unsweetened cocoa

Filling

²/₃ cup powdered sugar

2 teaspoons Land O Lakes® Heavy Whipping Cream

¹/₈ teaspoon peppermint extract

Red food color, as desired

¹/₄ cup powdered sugar

Extra fine edible glitter, if desired

*Substitute 2/3 cup dark chocolate chips.

How to make

STEP 1

Melt 1/3 cup butter and chocolate pieces in 1-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally, 8-10 minutes or until smooth. Cool 10 minutes.
STEP 2

Pour melted chocolate mixture into bowl. Add 1 cup flour, sugar, eggs, baking powder, vanilla and salt; beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until well mixed. Stir in remaining flour and cocoa. Cover; refrigerate 1 hour or until firm.
STEP 3

Combine all filling ingredients in bowl; mix well. (Filling will be thick.) Tint with red food color, as desired. Set aside.
STEP 4

Heat oven to 300°F.
STEP 5

Combine powdered sugar and edible glitter, if desired, in bowl; set aside.
STEP 6

Shape dough into 36 (1-inch) balls. Flatten 12 balls into 2-inch disks. Place 1/4 teaspoon filling into center of each disk. Bring edges of dough together over filling, smoothing and rolling to seal.
STEP 7

Roll cookies in powdered sugar mixture. Place 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes or until just set. Repeat with remaining dough and filling, working in batches of 12.