Gluten-Free Double Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

These gluten free double chocolate peppermint cookies are the perfect cookie to sprinkle into your diet this holiday season. They are packed with a soft center, topped with crunchy peppermint and crisp edges to sink your teeth into.

These gluten free double chocolate peppermint cookies need to be added to your holiday baking list. They are crunchy on the outside and chewy/soft in the middle. The crushed candy canes mixed with the cocoa and chocolate chips is absolutely delicious over a cup of easy spicy hot cocoa or this dairy free peppermint mocha frappuccino . The crushed candy canes give it the minty crunch that is so wonderful. These cookies are great to gift to neighbors and co-workers. Don’t forget to make a batch for yourself.

Ingredients Needed

• Gluten free 1 for 1 Flour- You want to use a high quality gluten free flour with xanthum gum. This helps bind the dough together. I am using Bob Red Mill’s 1 for 1 flour for this recipe. This recipe has only been tested with this flour.
• Unsweetened Cocoa- This combined with the chocolate chips will give the cookies a super chocolatey flavor.
• Granulated Sugar- Combined with butter and the dough helps create thick and puffy cookies.
• Brown Sugar- Denser than white sugar so fewer air pockets lending to less rise and more spread.
• Butter- Unsalted butter at room temperature is used in this recipe.
• Eggs- Adds structure to recipe.
• Chocolate Chips- This recipe uses dark chocolate chips for that extra chocolate flavor.
• Candy Canes- Peppermint taste and adds that awesome crunch.
• Vanilla Extract- Flavoring additives.
• Baking Soda- Raises the ph in the batter to help brown the cookies.
• Salt- Strengthens and helps bind flour.

How to Make

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

In a small bowl, crush the candy canes into small pieces.

In a medium bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.

Using an electric mixer on low-medium speed, cream together the butter, sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla in a large bowl.

Add the eggs, and mix until completely combined.

Add in ¼ of the dry mixture at a time, and beat on low speed until you have a dough texture.

Using a cookie scoop, gather dough, then dip into crushed candy canes, and set on a baking sheet, candy cane side up. Space the dough balls 2 inches apart.

Bake for 9-11 minutes.

Set cookie sheet on cooling rack, and allow cookies to cool completely before removing them from the baking sheet.

Tips/Variations

• Wait until cookies are cooled completely before removing from rack. If you try to remove them while they are warm the cookies may fall apart. If you wait, they will lift easier and the candy cane pieces will set better.
• The dough is a bit softer than traditional cookie dough so don’t be alarmed. This helps it be moist.
• In place of candy canes, you can use peppermint extract to give it that minty flavor.
• If wanting to make dairy free, sub out the butter for vegan butter or coconut oil. You can also use dairy free chocolate chips.
• If not gluten free, you can use regular all purpose flour.

FAQ’s

Can the dough be made ahead of time? Yes, it can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Before baking, it needs to be room temperature.

How do I store these cookies? On the counter in an airtight container for up to 4 days. In a freezer friendly container or bag for up to 4 months.

Can I use peppermint extract if I don’t have candy canes? Yes, you can use it to get that peppermint flavor. You can use 1/2 tsp depending on your peppermint tolerance. You could also add some if you really wanted a minty flavor cookie.

Can these cookies be made dairy free? Yes, you can replace butter for vegan butter or coconut oil and use dairy free chocolate chips such as the Enjoylife brand.

Are candy canes gluten free? Most brands are gluten free but check your labels. My favorite gluten, dairy and dye free ones are YumEarth.

Hope you enjoy these delicious cookies!

Let me know in the comments how you enjoyed these gluten free double chocolate peppermint cookies.

More holiday recipes:

Easy Peanut Butter Fudge

Peppermint Christmas Bark

Sunflower Butter Buckeye Balls

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