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Peppermint Hot Chocolate Cookies

The official countdown to Christmas begins today and I am so excited to share that I will be doing a cookie countdown to Christmas! Each day a new sweet and fun to eat cookie creation will be shared right here on three kids and a fish.


I have some truly gifted bloggers joining me on this cookie countdown to Christmas and I am thrilled to be able to share with you their finger licking, mouth watering good cookies!


Join us each day as we countdown to Christmas with cookies! #cookiecountdown2christmas


To start the countdown I am sharing one of my absolute favorite holiday cookies! These peppermint hot chocolate cookies are like a mug of one of winters warm drinks come to life in a cookie. Using real cocoa, peppermint pieces, chocolate chunks and marshmallows these peppermint hot chocolate cookies bring holiday flavors to your home!


These peppermint hot chocolate cookies make a great gift! This Christmas I am putting the ingredients in a mason jar with baking instructions and giving them as teachers gifts. Complete this mason jar gift with a Starbucks gift card wrapped around the jar!



Peppermint Hot Chocolate Cookies



  • 1/2 stick
    butter,softened
  • 1/2 cup
    granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup
    light brown sugar
  • 1
    egg
  • 1/2 cup
    cocoa
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons
    baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon
    salt
  • 1 1/2 cups
    flour
  • 2 Tablespoons
    milk
  • 1/2 cup
    chocolate chunks or chips
  • 1/2 cup
    mini marshmallows
  • 1/2 cup
    peppermint pieces-about 5 candy canes crushed
Cooking Directions

  1. In a large bowl mix together softened butter and sugars.


  2. Slowly add in the egg.


  3. Stir in the cocoa.


  4. In a small bowl combine the baking soda, salt, and flour.


  5. Mix in the flour mixture and milk until well combined.


  6. Fold in the chocolate chunks/chips, marshmallows and peppermint pieces.


  7. The batter will be very thick. Using a cookie scoop or a Tablespoon, scoop out the cookie dough onto a greased cookie sheet.


  8. Bake at 350F for 10-12 minutes.


  9. Allow to cool before serving!

  10. Makes about 18 cookies.

  11. **Cook’s Notes** I noticed that as the peppermint pieces and marshmallows melted they made the cookie expand a bit and made for a sticky bottom. No worries, if the cookies become bent out of the perfect circle shape when they come out of the oven use a fork to press the cookie back into shape.


  12. I found it also very important to completely cool these cookies before removing from the cookie sheet because of the bottom being a bit sticky! 

Instructions for the Mason Jar Gift: 

What you need: 
32 ounce Mason Jar
Bakery string or ribbon
Label with cooking directions-FREE printable below!


Using a funnel or a paper plate shaped into a cone you can layer the ingredients in the mason jar.

Here’s how I layered mine: 

1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup cocoa
1/2 cup flour with baking soda and salt
chocolate chunks
1/2 cup flour
1/4 cup brown sugar
peppermint pieces
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup flour
1/4 cup cocoa
marshmallows
{print these instructions}



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