This Chocolate Peppermint Cookies recipe has been brought to you in partnership with Becel. I was compensated for this post; however, all opinions expressed here are my own.
When I was a little girl I would always join my mom in the kitchen to bake with her, and today they are still some of my fondest childhood memories. Mom would carefully create her pie and cut off the extra dough she didn’t need from the crust, handing over the pieces for my own mini pie with a jam center. I would chat to her endlessly during our time in the kitchen together and she was always a patient listener, and baker.
When I had my own children, I couldn’t wait to share my love of baking with them. Over the years baking has become my ‘happy place’, and I was excited to invite them in. As soon as my boys could sit, I had them on our kitchen counter with me. Helping to measure, pour, stir. It was then, in these moments, that I realized how truly patient my mom was with me as her chatty little helper.
It turns out I’m not alone in my happy place. A recent survey commissioned by Becel showed that 65% of Canadians agree that baking can be therapeutic and relaxing. There’s just something about turning up the music, getting in the zone, letting your creativity run wild and turning basic ingredients into delicious masterpieces for loved ones. Baking doesn’t have to be difficult to be beautiful!
The holidays can be a stressful time for moms, with our to-do lists growing longer by the day. I admit that even I can feel the pressure of the holiday baking looming overhead, but something truly magical happens when I get in the kitchen to knock one more line off of my list. It no longer becomes a chore I have to get done, and I can literally feel my body start to relax. By using basic recipes like Becel’s Anything Goes Cookie Dough, I can make large batches and a variety of holiday cookies in a short amount of time.
With baking you are in control. You’ve got this. Simple step-by-step instructions can be followed with ease and then go ahead and give it your own personal flair! I’ve been using the Becel Anything Goes Cookie Dough recipe for a few years now, turning the soft and chewy customizable base cookie recipe into our own personal favourites like Candy Cane Chocolate Chip Cookies, Lemon Crinkle Cookies and this year I catered to our family full of chocoholics and came up with a Chocolate Peppermint Cookie perfect for Santa Claus himself!
Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
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Instructions
Becel products can replace butter with margarine 1:1 in any of your holiday baking recipes for a delicious, plant-based alternative. Becel is versatile and ready to use straight from the fridge, without extra softening time needed, which is perfect for me because I tend to bake on a whim. Plus, the new limited-edition Becel Sticks are premeasured into four 1/2 cup sticks so I can skip the measuring too!
This holiday harness the power of baking and find your happy place in the kitchen.
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Chocolate Peppermint sounds like an interesting combination.
Ohhh yummy! I love that combo.
I love using Becel and would really love these sticks, but I haven’t been able to find them yet, I hope they come into our stores down here!!
Well this sure looks delicious,thanks for sharing i do love the combo
Lovely recipe, thanks for sharing with us. I used to bake endless cookies for the Advent, it was a custom in Germany and there was a huge variety to be baked and then eaten – yummy 🙂
I absolutely love the combination of peppermint and chocolate <3 so yummy. These cookies would be great to bring to my girls Christmas in a couple weeks
they look droolishous
These sound really good, will have to make them for a holiday treat!
Im getting great baking ideas
I wonder can you get the unsalted in this brand
I’ll bet these cookies don’t last too long with the boys, LOL
Nice to see a new recipe and thanks for sharing
I love peppermint and do not use it enough in baking.
My kids would love these, in a few weeks when work slows down a bit and I have more time I will have to make some of these
This would be a hit with the kids for Christmas!
These cookies look so delicious and and are so pretty with the peppermint on top. Thank you for sharing this recipe with us.
great cookie for the holidays!
yummy!!!
There is nothing better in this world than chocolate and peppermint!!! These sound delicious!
Oh these look amazing! So pretty 🙂 Merry Christmas!
My flavour flavor.. I like this as an iceecream version too, haha
I wonder why the Becel Sticks are a limited-edition, seems to me that they would be popular since they are pre-measured into four 1/2 cup sticks. For me this is ideal since there’s only me one of the sticks would be plenty.
I liked the idea of the sticks too, so much easier than measuring
These cookies look and sound so yummy ! I love the combination of chocolate and mint.
very good looking and a nice combination of flavours
The chocolate flavour with a peppermint aftertaste sounds like the perfect cookie…also has a touch of Christmas to them.