Chocolate Peppermint Sandwich Cookies
Recipe for the week of January 19, 2026. Please note ingredients are subject to change due to availability.
Servings Prep Time
20cookies 15minutes
Cook Time
10minutes
Servings Prep Time
20cookies 15minutes
Cook Time
10minutes
Ingredients
For the Cookie
  • 2cups semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2cup vegetable oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 3/4cup brown sugar
  • 3/4cup white sugar
  • 1/4cup cocoa powder
  • 2teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1teaspoon baking powder
  • 1teaspoon baking soda
  • 1teaspoon Salt
  • 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
For the Peppermint Cream
  • 1/2 cup butterroom temperature
  • 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
  • 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 3tablespoons milk
  • 1/2 cup finely crushed peppermint
Instructions
For the Cookies
  1. Melt half the chocolate chips and oil in the microwave. Stir the chocolate to get rid of any chunks. Sometimes it will look chunky, but if you give it stirs with a spatula, you’ll get rid of all the chunks without overheating it. Let cool slightly and then whisk in your eggs, brown sugar, white sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla extract, baking powder, baking soda and salt until well blended.
  2. Add the all-purpose flour to the chocolate mixture and give a couple of stirs until the dough is just starting to come together. Add the remaining chocolate chips mixing until just barely combined. Lay some plastic wrap on the counter, dump the dough on top and wrap tightly. Chill the cookie dough for 30 minutes in the fridge.
  3. Preheat your oven to 375°F. Line several baking sheets with parchment paper.
  4. Gently roll 1 tablespoon of the chilled dough into a ball and place on the cookie sheet allowing about two inches between each dough ball on the prepared baking sheets. Bake cookies for 10 minutes. You want to slightly underbake these. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5-10 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack. Set aside.
For the Peppermint Cream
  1. While the cookies cool, blend together your peppermint cream by placing the butter and shortening in a bowl with an electric mixer. Mix on medium-low until well blended. Add in the powdered sugar, peppermint extract, and milk and continue mixing until nice and creamy. Scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl to make sure everything is well blended. Lastly, add in the crushed peppermint candy and mix until evenly distributed throughout the cream.
  2. Pair up your cookies that are of equal sizes. Give a generous smear of peppermint cream on on the flat side of a cookie, and smash another cookie on top.