Looking for your new favorite holiday cookie? These Chocolate Peppermint Crunch Cookies are full of peppermint, white chocolate chips, and Oreo cookie chunks. You better give the whole batch away because once you try one, you will want to eat every single other one.
*Be sure to sign up for the BruCrew subscription email to get these recipes in your inbox each day.
Have you finalized your cookie list for this holiday yet?
I sure hope not because I have one awesome cookie for you to add to that list. Haha! Yes, I do say that about everything I make, but humor me because these cookies really are fabtastic!
Last year I made these Oreo Peppermint Crunch Cookies, and they were pretty popular right away. Well, right now they are the number one searched cookie for my blog. Yay for cookie success!!!
That got me thinking…how could I take that popular cookie and make it better? Clearly with everyone looking at it, it must be perfect as it is. Then I thought about chocolate!
Chocolate is always the answer to making things better, right?
I basically made the same cookie but with a chocolate cake mix. And I changed out the chocolate chips for white chocolate chips. Oh, and I added more peppermint because I wanted to taste it over the chocolate. Ok, so it’s not really the same cookie…but it is!
I have a few tips for your cookie making day!
1. Make sure you refrigerate your cookie dough. It will be very soft when you first mix it up. Just put your bowl in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes. If you have the patience to let it go longer, go for it.
2. Roll the dough into 36 even dough balls. Just start rolling the dough. As you get to the end of the dough, you can start resizing the balls to get 36. *Yes, you can roll less balls if you want bigger cookies. I have made 24 out of the dough before. Just add 1 minute to your baking time.*
3. I found these cookies baked best on an air bake pan. They seemed to hold their shape the best.
4. Please do not over bake these cookies. I know you are going to be questioning me when you take your pan out of the oven. TRUST ME! They should and will look under done!!!!!
5. Remove the pan from the oven and let it sit for 2 minutes before gently removing the cookies to parchment paper on your counter. Tap the tops of each cookie gently with the flat edge of a spatula. Then watch as they cool and firm.
6. Store the cookies in an sealed container. They stay soft for days if you keep them sealed. Of course I haven’t been able to test how many days for sure because my family goes bonkers for these cookies.
7. Give them all away before you eat the entire batch. Trust me. Your jeans will not like you much if you keep these Chocolate Peppermint Crunch Cookies in your kitchen.
I found these cute little berry baskets and stickers at Michaels. I may have also bought more stickers and bags and who knows what else. Let’s just not take a look in my prop closet, ok?
Adding black and white Washi tape around the basket with the label gave it a fun Santa kind of a look. I filled the basket with some filler paper, and then added half a dozen cookies in a cellophane bag.
The last little touch to the package was the snowflake and twine around the top of the bag. I may have snagged this snowflake off my tree before I took pictures this day!
Then today I might have gone back to Michaels…not for more food props of course. Wink, wink! Ok, fine I got more stickers and these cute little snap-able ornaments and some little snowflake ornaments for more cookie packages. Curse you cute packaging items! I just can’t quit you!
Have you been enjoying the fun packaging ideas that I have been adding to the food? It is definitely something I really enjoy doing, so I am debating keeping it going even after the holidays.
Stay up to date on all the BruCrew baking here:
FACEBOOK | PINTEREST | GOOGLE+ | TWITTER | INSTAGRAM | BLOGLOVIN
Sign up to receive an email in your inbox for each new recipe:
EMAIL SUBSCRIPTION
Chocolate Peppermint Crunch Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 dark chocolate cake mix
- 8 Tablespoons butter, softened
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup Oreo cookie chunks
- 1 cup Andes Peppermint Crunch chips
- 3/4 cup white chocolate chips
Instructions
- Mix together the cake mix, butter, egg, and peppermint extract until a soft dough forms.
- Add the cream cheese and mix again.
- Stir in the Oreo cookies, peppermint chips, and white chocolate chips by hand. Refrigerate the dough for 60 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Scoop and roll the dough into 24 even dough balls.
- Bake on a baking sheet for 10 minutes. Do not over bake!!!!
- Remove the pan from the oven and let it sit for 2 minutes before gently removing the cookies to parchment paper on your counter.
- Tap the tops of the cookies very gently with a flat spatula. Let cool completely.The cookies will set up as they cool.
- Store in a sealed container on the counter. Makes 24 cookies.
Recommended Products
As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
24Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving:Calories: 201 Total Fat: 13g Saturated Fat: 7g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 5g Cholesterol: 27mg Sodium: 119mg Carbohydrates: 19g Fiber: 1g Sugar: 14g Protein: 2g
More delicious Peppermint and Chocolate recipes for the holiday:
Peppermint Hot Chocolate Granola Bars
Peppermint Mocha Cookie Dough Truffle Bars
Peppermint Bark Cheesecake Brownie Pie
More peppermint goodies from other blog friends:
Peppermint Ganache Pie from Crazy for Crust
Chocolate Peppermint Cupcakes from Glorious Treats
Chocolate Peppermint Cheesecake Cake from Shugary Sweets
Peppermint Stick Ice Cream from Baked by Rachel
Baby+June says
December 8, 2014 at 6:22 AMI can say I would be thrilled to get some of these cookies for Christmas! Can’t go wrong with chocolate + peppermint 🙂
Jocelyn Brubaker says
December 11, 2014 at 4:12 AMThanks! And no, you definitely can’t! 😉
Mir says
December 8, 2014 at 6:27 AMI’m not sure what’s more addictive, trips to Michaels or your cookies. Heck, I’ll go with the cookies. They look like puffy cookie heaven!
Meg @ The Housewife in Training Files says
December 8, 2014 at 7:32 AMYa for way under done cookies! And chocolate anything will make me swoon 🙂
Jocelyn Brubaker says
December 11, 2014 at 4:13 AMMe too!! 😉 Thanks Meg!
Rachel @ Baked by Rachel says
December 8, 2014 at 7:35 AMMmmm I wish I had some of these in front of me right now!
Taylor @ Food Faith Fitness says
December 8, 2014 at 7:38 AMChilling cookie dough and baking it until it doesn’t look done is SO key to super soft and chewy cookies.
Chocolate and peppermint are also key to making cookies SO DELICIOUS. I want 10 of these puhleaseeeee! Pinned!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
December 11, 2014 at 4:13 AMHehe, thanks sweet girl! 😉
Martha @ A Family Feast says
December 8, 2014 at 9:17 AMOh yum – these look fantastic! And I can’t step foot into Michael’s without spending a small fortune on props, decorations or ingredients!
Sarah @ The Gold Lining Girl says
December 8, 2014 at 9:20 AMYep, more often than not, chocolate IS the answer! Haha! You are so right about that! These cookies look fantastic! I love the cream cheese in them too.
Jenny+Flake says
December 8, 2014 at 10:04 AMLove all of the chocolate peppermint recipes this time of year!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
December 11, 2014 at 4:14 AMI do too!! 🙂 Thanks Jenny!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
December 8, 2014 at 10:08 AMI am dying to add cream cheese to cookies. These look perfect!
Melanie | Melanie Makes says
December 8, 2014 at 10:27 AMMy favorite holiday flavor combo – chocolate and peppermint! Can’t wait to give these a try!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
December 11, 2014 at 4:15 AMIt’s definitely one of mine, too! Thanks Melanie!
Ashley | The Recipe Rebel says
December 8, 2014 at 10:33 AMLOVE chocolate and peppermint! And cookies… in general. These look amazing!
Cookbook+Queen says
December 8, 2014 at 11:13 AMBest flavor combo ever. These are so festive!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
December 11, 2014 at 4:16 AMThanks, girl! And it definitely is the best flavor combo!!
Cyndi @ My Kitchen Craze says
December 8, 2014 at 11:17 AMYay to cookies looking under done. That means they will be soft and chewy, my fav!! These look great and I am loving the packaging pictures too. I say keep it going after the holidays!
[email protected]+press says
December 8, 2014 at 11:19 AMof course I love these cookies, but that gift package….SO cute!!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
December 11, 2014 at 4:16 AMThanks Heather! 🙂
Teresa says
December 8, 2014 at 1:16 PMThese look so wonderful. I’d love to be popping one in my mouth right now. My problem would be that I couldn’t stop eating them!
Amanda says
December 8, 2014 at 1:30 PMThese look so delicious and I love the little gift bag 🙂
Jocelyn Brubaker says
December 11, 2014 at 4:17 AMThanks Amanda! 😉
Shannon says
December 8, 2014 at 2:27 PMI love the packaging ideas :-).
Heather says
December 8, 2014 at 3:05 PMYour original peppermint crunch cookies were our favorite new cookies last year and I’m making them again this coming weekend for a Christmas party. I may just have to try the new version!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
December 11, 2014 at 4:18 AMYay!! I think you’ll love this new version just as much! 🙂
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice says
December 8, 2014 at 3:25 PMI love anything with peppermint in it so these cookies are right up my alley! What a gorgeous cookie, Jocelyn! And I love that these are made with chocolate cake mix. Pinned!
Julianne @ Beyond Frosting says
December 8, 2014 at 4:17 PMYour last few posts have had the CUTEST packaging! Will you come and pack all my Christmas cookies? LOL. I love me an under baked cookie. My boyfriend, not to much. We are working through it.
Jocelyn Brubaker says
December 11, 2014 at 4:19 AMHehe, I’ll be right there!! 😉 And how can you not love an under baked cookie?! Craziness!
[email protected]+ShugarySweets says
December 8, 2014 at 4:28 PMWoah girl. Another stellar cookie recipe from your kitchen!! Too cute the packaging too 🙂
Amy @ Amy's Healthy Baking says
December 8, 2014 at 6:44 PMThat’s so awesome about your previous cookies — congratulations Jocelyn!! I’m a huge chocoholic, so I know I’d hoard all of these… And then work out extra hard the next day. 😉 Pinned!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
December 11, 2014 at 4:19 AMYou sound just like me! 😉 Thanks for pinning Amy!
Chels+R. says
December 8, 2014 at 7:26 PMChocolate is always the answer! =)
Kim Beaulieu says
December 8, 2014 at 11:28 PMI saw these on pinterest and wanted to run right into my kitchen to make them. Absolutely amazing.
Jocelyn Brubaker says
December 11, 2014 at 4:20 AMAwww, thank you so much, Kim! You’re the sweetest!
Chichi says
December 9, 2014 at 6:00 AMThese cookies look so delicious. Wish i had some in front of me now.
Jess @ Flying on Jess Fuel says
December 10, 2014 at 2:35 PMThose Andes peppermint chips are my FAVORITE, so I’m kind of dying over the fact that these cookies have those, oreos, AND white choco chips. Holy yum, these sound good!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
December 11, 2014 at 4:21 AMThey are pretty awesome, I must say! 😉
chris says
December 21, 2014 at 10:53 PMThese cookies look delicious! I’d love to make them for Christmas. I’m a big chocolate/mint fan. Where did you did you find the Andes Peppermint Crunch Chips. I couldn’t find them in my local super market. I am going to try Walmart tomorrow. Can I use crushed up candy canes if I can’t find the Andes chips?
Jocelyn Brubaker says
December 21, 2014 at 10:56 PMI found the Andes Peppermint Crunch Chips at Walmart and Target this year. If you cannot find them, I recommend using Hershey’s Candy Cane Kisses or any other white chocolate peppermint candy bar chopped up. Candy canes will give you the same taste, but they melt into the cookie completely. I hope you are able to find the chips!
chris says
December 21, 2014 at 11:04 PMThanks! I’ll be heading out to Walmart and Target first thing tomorrow morning. Just when I thought I was done! These cookies will be a reward for all of my hard work! 🙂
Michelle says
December 23, 2014 at 11:03 PMI am soooo glad I don’t like peppermint, because alllll these recipes are killing me …. I wouldn’t know what to make first! I love everything about your blog (I think I’ve said before we could be besties, mostly because I could eat sweets & only sweets if i were the adult thing to do) & I’m extra super loving the packaging ideas! As a former paper crafter, I still have that urge to make absolutely everything “cute”. Happy to see the berry baskets at Michaels, I’ve always ordered mine online. Hmmmm is Michaels open on Christmas Eve? 😉
Merry Christmas to you & your family, Jocelyn!
Michelle K says
December 3, 2015 at 3:43 PMI am planning on baking a lot of cookies this holiday season, anything that I can prep ahead of time is key! Can the dough be frozen then thawed before baking? Can the cookies be frozen after they are baked and cooled?
Jocelyn says
December 3, 2015 at 5:01 PMYay for fun holiday baking!!! I think the dough would be fine to freeze ahead of time. Just refrigerate it the night before to thaw it out of for the day of baking. Or you can bake the cookies and layer them in parchment paper and freeze them in freezer bags. I hope you enjoy them!!!
Jodie Newell says
December 12, 2015 at 1:41 AMI made these delicious cookies using a Gluten Free chocolate cake mix. Because the GF cake mix was 21 oz instead of the usual 15 or 16 oz cake mix, I estimated that using all but 1/2 a cup of the GF cake mix should work fine. Well, then I made a mistake and used 8 oz of cream cheese instead of 4 oz. I didn’t realize my mistake until it was too late. I also couldn’t find the Andes peppermint pieces so I bought a bag of Andes peppermint crunch and chopped them into pieces. I also omitted the oreo cookies (so that these would be gluten free). After refrigerating the dough and baking the first batch, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the cookies tasted fantastic!!!!
Jocelyn says
December 13, 2015 at 4:51 PMI am so glad to hear that your cookies turned out with your gluten free substitutions. I think you could use the entire cake mix since you added the whole block of cream cheese accidentally.
Alexis says
December 14, 2015 at 5:36 PMDo you need to make the normal cake box as if your baking a cake then add the other ingredients?
Jocelyn says
December 14, 2015 at 6:54 PMNo, do not add the ingredients from the cake mix directions. You are only going to use the cake mix and the ingredients I have listed. I hope you enjoy them!