These are a soft chocolate cookie filled with a gooey chocolate ganache and topped with bits of peppermint crushed candy cane. These cookies remind me of peppermint hot chocolate, and feel really ...

These peppermint candy cane cookies are light ... You can also optionally sprinkle the cookies with the crushed candy cane if desired. Place cookies on a wire rack or clean towel to finish ...

place on waxed or parchment paper-lined cookie sheets. Sprinkle each with about 1/2 teaspoon crushed candy. Let stand until set.

Next, mix the oats into the cookie dough. Mix in the chocolate and crushed peppermint. To finish off the dough, mix in the chopped chocolate and the crushed candy canes until well incorporated.

For a more grown-up take on this cookie, eliminate the candy canes and the peppermint extract, and instead mix 2½ teaspoons espresso powder into the dry ingredients. makes: 2 (9-inch) cookies ...

‘Tis the season for cookies, and every day till Christmas, Star journalists are taking turns baking a recipe from the Star’s extensive archives. Follow our holiday baking adventures here on ...