Dessert Recipes
Chocolate Peppermint Christmas Trees
Rich dark chocolate decorated with mint icing and mint candy is pure holiday delight.
Serving Size:
24
Active Time:
35 min.
Total Time:
1 hr., 35 min.
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ tsp. baking powder
- ¼ tsp. salt
- ½ cup butter, at room temp.
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ tsp. peppermint extract
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
- ¼ tsp. vanilla extract
- 5-6 hard round peppermint candies, crushed
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper. Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; reserve. On medium speed, beat butter, granulated sugar and peppermint extract until fluffy. On low speed, gradually beat in reserved flour mixture until dough forms. Shape into disk. Wrap in plastic wrap; chill until firm, at least 30 min.
- On lightly floured surface, roll out dough to ¼” thickness. Using 3″ tree-shaped cookie cutter, cut out cookies, rerolling scraps. Transfer to baking sheets, placing 1″ apart. Bake until baked through, 10–12 min. Let cool.
- Stir together confectioners’ sugar, 1 Tbs. water and vanilla. Drizzle over cookies; sprinkle with peppermint candies.