These have become a staple in our family, a favorite treat we deliver to teachers, friends, and neighbors, something my kids request for class treats. This is one of those recipes that has kind of become part of our family story, which makes me love them even more. We’re participating in a cookie swap with some of our favorite blogger friends, so I thought I’d give one of my favorite recipes a makeover (as fun as it was to read through my memories, it was not fun to see my old pictures. I know, I know, we should appreciate the growth process, see all the things I’ve learned along the way. One of the things I’ve learned is that some pictures are best remained unseen, like the old pictures of this recipe and my 6th grade yearbook photo.) I started with Sara’s Cadbury Egg Cookie Dough, which is really just a great recipe for chocolate cookies.
Ingredient Notes
Butter and Shortening: This recipe calls for a mix of butter and shortening. I sometimes like that combo because you get flavor and tenderness from the butter, and some structure and softness from the shortening. If you’d rather not use shortening, or don’t have it on hand, you can definitely make this recipe will all butter. They might spread just a bit more. Chocolate Chips – This recipe calls for dark chocolate chips, but you can use whatever you have on hand! Hershey’s Candy Cane Kisses – These are kind of the star of the show here! But if you’d like to experiment, go ahead and try these cookies with other flavors of kisses, just leave out the peppermint extract or replace it with another extract or flavoring oil of your choice.
Instructions
These are perfect for holiday gift-giving because they’re easy, festive, a little different, and hold up well to packaging: (Click here for these ADORABLE and customizable gift tags.) Need a unique gift? Make your friends do the baking! Details here.
Related Recipes
Can’t get enough of that chocolate peppermint combo? Check out these other chocolate peppermint combos from Our Best Bites!
Chocolate Peppermint Chex Mix Giant Chocolate Peppermint Bark Cookie Peppermint Candy Cane Chocolate Chip Cookies
Can I make these ahead of time? Make these cookies a day ahead of time if needed. Store on the counter in an airtight container until ready to serve. While I have not personally tried freezing these, most cookies freeze pretty well as long as they are sealed well.
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