Chocolate Peppermint Crunch Cookies

By srumbel

These fun holiday cookies are full of peppermint and chocolate flavor. Each bite is packed with white and peppermint chips. This will become a new holiday favorite.
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Ingredients

• 1 dark chocolate cake mix (15.25 or 16.5 oz.)
• 8 Tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup Oreo cookie chunks
• 1 cup Andes Peppermint Crunch chips
• 3/4 cup white chocolate chips

Details

Preparation time 45mins
Cooking time 54mins

Preparation

Step 1

Mix together the cake mix, butter, egg, and peppermint extract until a soft dough forms. Add the cream cheese and mix again.
Stir in the Oreo cookies, peppermint chips, and white chocolate chips by hand. Refrigerate the dough for 30 minute to an hour. Roll into 36 even dough balls.
Bake on a baking sheet at 350 degrees for 9 minutes. Do not over bake!!!!
Remove the pan from the oven and let it sit for 2 minutes before gently removing the cookies to parchment paper on your counter. Tap the tops of the cookies very gently with a flat spatula. Let cool completely. Store in a sealed container on the counter. Makes 36 cookies.
Notes

*If you want to make larger cookies, roll the dough into 24 balls and bake for 10 minutes.

Yield: 36 cookies