Ingredients for - Chocolate Peppermint Bark Cookies

1. All-purpose flour 2 cups
2. Dark cocoa powder (such as Hershey's® Special Dark) ½ cup
3. Baking powder 1 teaspoon
4. Baking soda 1 teaspoon
5. Salt ¾ teaspoon
6. Unsalted butter, softened 1 cup
7. Firmly packed dark brown sugar 1 cup
8. White sugar ½ cup
9. Eggs, at room temperature 2 large
10. Vanilla extract 2 teaspoons
11. Peppermint extract ½ teaspoon
12. Chopped chocolate peppermint bark 1 cup
13. Chopped pecans ¾ cup
14. Crushed candy canes ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Chocolate Peppermint Bark Cookies

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

2 . Stage

Whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl until combined.

3 . Stage

Combine butter, brown sugar, and white sugar in a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, vanilla, and peppermint extract and mix until thoroughly combined. Mix in half of the dry ingredients until just combined. Mix in remaining dry ingredients until just combined. Fold in peppermint bark pieces, pecans, and crushed candy cane pieces.

4 . Stage

Place 1 tablespoon-sized balls of dough 1 1/2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.

5 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until tops of cookies just begin to set, 10 to 15 minutes. Allow cookies to cool for at least 5 minutes on the baking sheets before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.