Double Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

  Before Halloween, I went to the store in search of candy canes. I needed them for a recipe I was making for our eBook. However, none were to be found (which is understandable. It wasn’t even Halloween.) However, when I went to Walmart, I stumbled upon a bag of Andes Peppermint Crunch Baking Chips …and my early obsession with peppermint began. I tried my hardest not to celebrate Christmas before Thanksgiving. I really did. Forrest is very passionate about celebrating Thanksgiving. We only listened to Christmas music once or twice. Our Christmas decorations went up yesterday, on December 2nd. But I just couldn’t help but start baking with these delicious peppermint baking chips. They were just so delicious. I made these double chocolate peppermint cookies a few days before Halloween. And they were so delicious! They are extra chocolately, and instead of putting vanilla in them, I used peppermint extract. Peppermint extract is another item I’ve been kind of obsessed with recently (see these delicious peppermint doughnuts for proof). I think it tastes amazing with chocolate. And these cookies are definitely not lacking in chocolate! I remember my sister Cindy used to make some amazing double chocolate cookies (do you still make those, Cindy?) For the longest time, they were my absolute favorite. I hadn’t had any for awhile, but it just felt like they would pair perfectly with the Andes chips. Plus, I think the red and white from the Andes chips makes these cookies look fun and festive! For this recipe, make sure that you mix the dry and wet ingredients separately, and that you chill the dough. It really will make a difference! I’m sure we all are gearing up to start making yummy treats for family and friends, so I hope you’ll try these out! I don’t think you (or anyone who eats them) will be disappointed! I’m off to make some myself.