When a soft, fudgy cookie meets crunchy candy cane shards, it’s a match made in heaven.
Ingredients
- 6.75 ounces white whole-wheat flour (about 1 1/2 cups)
- 5 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa, sifted
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 7 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 1 1/2 ounces peppermint candy cane, lightly crushed
How to Make It
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350°.
Step 2
Weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl, stirring with a whisk.
Step 3
Place sugar and butter in a bowl. Beat with a mixer at medium speed until well combined (about 3 minutes). Add vanilla and egg, beating until well combined. Add flour mixture; beat at low speed just until combined. Shape dough into 24 balls; place 2 inches apart on 2 baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Flatten cookies with the bottom of a glass. Mound a generous 1/4 teaspoon crushed peppermint in center of each cookie. Bake at 350° for 7 minutes. Cool completely on pans.
Step 4
Bake a Second Batch
Step 5
No problems doubling—or even tripling—the dough for these cookies in a large bowl.