Description
Oreo Peppermint Crunch Cookies bring festive cheer to your holiday baking with a delightful twist on classic chocolate cookies. Crushed candy canes and rich chocolate sandwich cookies merge into a crisp, minty treat perfect for sharing with friends and family.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 15.25 ounces white cake mix
- 1 cup Oreo cookie chunks
- 1 cup Andes peppermint crunch pieces
Supporting Ingredients:
- 1 egg
- 1 stick butter
- 4 ounces cream cheese
Flavor Enhancers:
- 0.5 teaspoons peppermint extract
- 0.5 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 0.5 cup dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- Combine 15.25 oz white cake mix, 8 tablespoons melted butter, 1 egg, ½ teaspoon peppermint extract, and ½ teaspoon vanilla extract in a large bowl. Mix until a soft dough forms.
- Blend 4 ounces softened cream cheese into the dough until completely incorporated.
- Gently fold in ¾ cup Oreo cookie chunks, ¾ cup Andes Peppermint Crunch pieces, and ½ cup mixed dark and white chocolate chips.
- Shape the dough into 36 one-inch balls using your hands. Make sure they’re uniform in size.
- Place cookie balls on a baking sheet and refrigerate for 30 minutes to firm up the dough.
- Preheat your oven to 350°F while the dough chills.
- Remove cookies from refrigerator and place them directly on a clean baking sheet.
- Bake at 350°F for 9-11 minutes, watching carefully for slight underdone appearance.
- After removing from oven, let cookies rest on the baking sheet for 2 additional minutes.
- While cookies are still warm, sprinkle remaining chocolate chips, peppermint pieces, and cookie chunks on top.
- Transfer cookies to a cooling rack using a spatula and allow them to cool completely.
Notes
- Chilling the dough helps prevent spreading and creates a better texture for your cookies, so don’t skip this step even if you’re in a hurry.
- When mixing the dough, fold in ingredients gently to keep the cookies tender and prevent overworking the batter.
- For a gluten-free version, swap the cake mix for a gluten-free cake mix and ensure all other ingredients are certified gluten-free.
- If peppermint isn’t your thing, replace the peppermint pieces with crushed candy canes or swap them out for chopped nuts for a different flavor profile.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 11 minutes
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 140 kcal
- Sugar: 11 g
- Sodium: 110 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 19 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg