Tag: CHOCOLATE

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE MINT COOKIES – Butter with a Side of Bread by Gordon Ramsay

Double Chocolate Mint Cookies are a rich, chewy chocolate cookie topped with Junior Mints! Perfect fudge cookie recipe for mint chocolate lovers.

Soft & Chewy Mint Chocolate Cookies

The combinations of mint and Chocolate just reminds me of Christmas.. especially when you throw baked goods into the mix! I fell like the combination is either a love it or hate it type of thing. I happen to LOVE it!

If you fall into the same category, you are going to go bananas over these cookies. Extremely soft and chewy with just the right amount of peppermint to compliment the rich chocolate cookie.

Take these Chocolate Mint Cookies to your Cookie exchange party this year, they will be a hit, pinky promise! The best part about these cookies.. They are no harder than a regular chocolate chip cookie recipe. Taste fancy, but honestly there is no extra work!

chocolate peppermint cookie with a bite taken out

Ingredients for Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

Butter
granulated sugar
brown sugar
egg
vanilla
all purpose flour
cocoa
baking soda
salt
mini chocolate chips
Junior Mints candies

You’ll need a couple of packages of the Movie Theater size Junior Mints. Be on the lookout for the seasonal boxes of Christmas Junior Mints! They’re flecked with red and green candy and add a really festive look to these cookies!

All of the other ingredients are pretty basic, most of which (if not all) should be easily found in your pantry. For exact amounts and the step by step instructions, visit the recipe card below.

How to make Chocolate Mint Cookies

Making Chocolate Mint Cookies is just as easy as making regular chocolate chip cookies. We will cream together the butter and sugars first. Then the egg and vanilla goes into the mix. Next, the dry ingredients are added, followed by the mini chocolate chips.

We are not going to add the Junior Mints until after the cookies have baked. It is important to wait until after the are cooked or else all of the pepperminty goodness will escape and dissolve into the cookie instead of having a burst of Pepperminty goodness.

As soon as the cookies come out of the oven, press 2-3 junior mints onto the top of each cookie and allow them to cool.

junior mints on top of chocolate cookies for chocolate peppermint cookies

How to Freeze Chocolate Cookie Dough

If you’d like to freeze the dough before baking, I would suggest scooping the dough and then freezing the balls on a cookie sheet for about 1 hour. After the hour is over, you can then toss the cookie dough balls into a zip top bag without the cookie dough balls sticking to each other.

When you are ready to bake the cookies, arrange on the cookie sheet and let them sit at room temperature while your oven preheats. You will then bake as usual before topping the cookies with Junior Mints.

Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

Chocolate Peppermint Cookies are a rich, chewy chocolate cookie topped with Junior Mints to give it that fresh, Holiday feel. Serve these at your next Christmas Cookie Exchange!

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Course: Cookies, Dessert

Keyword: chocolate peppermint cookies

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Servings: 24 cookies

Calories: 155kcal

Ingredients

3/4 cup salted butter softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 tbsp vanilla (yes, 1 tbsp 😉 )
1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup mini chocolate chips
75 junior mints approx.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°.
Cream together the butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar.
Add the egg and vanilla. Mix until light in color and creamy.
Add in the dry ingredients (flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt), mix into the dough. Mix until completely combined. The dough will be soft.
Fold in the mini chocolate chips.
Scoop or roll the cookie dough out into equal sized balls. Arrange on a cookie sheet. and add a few extra mini chocolate chips on top of the dough, if desired.
Bake at 350° for 7-9 minutes or until the cookies are puffy and no longer glossy on top.
Remove from oven and immedietly press 2-3 junior mints onto the top of each cookie. Allow the cookies to cool on the cookie sheet.

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What Can I use Instead of Junior Mints?

If you prefer not to use Junior Mints, you can also break up pieces of Andes Mint candies and place on top of each cookie.

Double Chocolate Mint Cookies are a rich, chewy chocolate cookie topped with Junior Mints! Perfect fudge cookie recipe for mint chocolate lovers.

WHITE CHOCOLATE CHERRY CHEESECAKES – Butter with a Side of Bread by Gordon Ramsay

White Chocolate Cherry Cheesecakes are sweet & creamy no-bake cheesecakes topped with tangy cherry pie filling. Simple, easy to make cheesecake desserts perfect for entertaining!

This simple recipe for white chocolate mini no-bake cheesecakes is perfect on a night in, or for any holiday! These darling cheesecakes have a graham cracker crumble base, an easy-to-make cheesecake layer, and is topped with cherry pie filling, but you can totally switch it out for any of your other favorite cheesecake toppings.

Ingredients needed for White Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake Recipe

These are the ingredients you’ll need to make White Chocolate Cherry Cheesecakes ~

Graham Cracker Crumbs
Butter
Cream cheese
A box of white chocolate instant pudding
Milk
Cool Whip
Cherry pie filling (or any other topping you’d like to use!)

Ingredients needed for white chocolate no-bake cheesecake recipe

How to make graham cracker crust:

Combine graham cracker crumbs and melted butter and mix gently.

Divide the graham cracker mixture evenly between your individual serving containers. I like using small jars or my glass square bowls! When using small serving containers this recipe makes about 10 mini-cheesecakes.

Press the mixture gently into the bottom of the serving bowls. Stick the bowls in the freezer while you make the filling.

how to make the graham cracker crust for cheescake

How to make the no-bake cheesecake filling:

Combine the pudding mix and milk in a mixer. Stir, then let it sit for about 5 minutes to let it thicken.

Add in the softened cream cheese and mix. The mixture should be creamy and smooth!

how to make cheesecake filling

Gently fold in the Cool Whip until it’s well combined. Get your serving bowls out of the freezer and spoon the mixture into them.

Set the serving bowls in the fridge and let it chill for at least 4 hours. I like to let them chill overnight.

Garnish with cherry pie filling, and serve! Enjoy!

How to soften cream cheese

I usually just leave the cream cheese out on the countertop for an hour or two to soften, but if you are pressed for time, an easy way to soften the cream cheese is to use the defrost function on your microwave. Place the cream cheese unwrapped in a bowl, then select the lowest setting on defrost. Mine usually takes about 45 seconds. That’s it!

how to make white chocolate cherry cheesecakes

How to Serve Mini Cheesecakes

I love serving mini cheesecakes in small, 4-oz canning jars. If you serve in those, this recipe yields 10-12 servings, depending on how much cheesecake filling you add to each one. Other ideas are small goblets, small ice cream bowls or trifle dishes. Get creative and have fun with it!

White Chocolate Cherry Cheesecakes

White Chocolate Cherry Cheesecakes are sweet & creamy no-bake cheesecakes topped with tangy cherry pie filling. Simple, easy to make cheesecake desserts perfect for entertaining!

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Course: cheesecake, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: no bake cheesecake

Prep Time: 25 minutes

Chill Time: 4 hours

Total Time: 4 hours 25 minutes

Servings: 10

Calories: 146kcal