Amazing Peppermint Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies! Recipe

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Amazing Peppermint Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies!
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Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
  • 1 cup sugar (we use organic from trader joe's)
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 tbsp vanilla
  • 3/4 tbsp peppermint extract (or more, if you like more peppermint flavor in your cookie)
  • 1/2-1 tsp salt
  • 2 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
  • festive colored sprinkles

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Melted Chocolate: Place a glass bowl over a pot of simmering water on the stove.
  3. Add 1 cup chocolate chips to the bowl, and stir occasionally, until melted, then remove from heat.
  4. Cookie: Combine butter and sugar until well blended.
  5. Add eggs (one at a time).
  6. Add vanilla, peppermint extract, and melted chocolate - mix until fully incorporated.
  7. Add baking soda and salt, mix.
  8. Add whole wheat flour, mixing slowly. Scrape the sides of the bowl to make sure everything is fully combined.
  9. Add in Chocolate chips, mix in slowly, or by hand.
  10. Drop spoon-fulls of cookie dough onto a prepared cookie sheet, and bake for 10-12 minutes (depending on your ovens temperature).
  11. Remove from oven, and let cool.
  12. Options for decoration:.
  13. Melt 1 cup of white chocolate chips, or your choice of chocolate chips.
  14. Dip 1/2 of a cooled cookie into the melted chocolate, and place on a cookie sheet lined with wax paper.
  15. Immediately sprinkle with festive colored sprinkles to decorate.
  16. Let the chocolate fully cool (you can place it in the fridge to speed up the process).
  17. Remove from wax paper, and ENJOY - or share!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1498.54 Kcal (6274 kJ)
Calories from fat 559.52 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 62.17g 96%
Cholesterol 114.28mg 38%
Sodium 1122.47mg 47%
Potassium 499.95mg 11%
Total Carbs 224.86g 75%
Sugars 66.37g 265%
Dietary Fiber 1.23g 5%
Protein 15.73g 31%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 8%
Iron 8.4mg 47%
Calcium 132.3mg 13%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 442.45 Kcal (1852 kJ)
Calories from fat 165.2 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18.36g 96%
Cholesterol 33.74mg 38%
Sodium 331.42mg 47%
Potassium 147.61mg 11%
Total Carbs 66.39g 75%
Sugars 19.6g 265%
Dietary Fiber 0.36g 5%
Protein 4.64g 31%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 8%
Iron 2.5mg 47%
Calcium 39.1mg 13%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 34.9
    Points
  • 42
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar

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