Chocolate Peppermint Blossom Cookies
 
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These amazing cookies are fudgy, minty and everything the Holidays are good for!
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Recipe type: Desserts
Serves: 26 cookies
Ingredients
  • ¾ cup coconut oil, softened (not melted)
  • ¼ cup plain Greek yogurt
  • 1 and ⅔ cup coconut sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 Tablespoons strong coffee or espresso
  • ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • 2 and ½ cup whole wheat pastry flour
  • 4-5 candy canes, finely chopped
  • 26 Hershey's dark chocolate kisses
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
  2. Soften coconut oil (if not soft already) by microwaving 10-15 seconds. (Should be soft, but not melted.)
  3. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together coconut oil, Greek yogurt and coconut sugar.
  4. Add vanilla, eggs and coffee and whisk to combine.
  5. Add cocoa powder and whisk to combine.
  6. Add baking soda and salt. Stir to combine.
  7. Add flour in 2 batches, stirring until dough forms.
  8. Refrigerate 15 minutes.
  9. Roll 1½-inch balls of dough and spread out on cookie sheet 2-inches apart.
  10. Bake 7-9 minutes, until firm, but still soft. (Will harden)
  11. Meanwhile, unwrap Hershey's kisses and finely chop candy canes.
  12. Immediately press Hershey's kisses into center of each cookie.
  13. Sprinkle each cookie with candy cane pieces and gently press into cookies. (so it sticks)
  14. Cool 10 minutes before removing from cookie sheet.
  15. Cool on rack and repeat with remaining dough.
Notes
* The candy canes should be chopped so small that some of it is powder.
* Store cookies by leaving out for 4-8 hours, then storing in air-tight container in room temperature for up to 4 days. (Store in freezer to keep longer)
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1 cookie Calories: 159 Fat: 8.3g Carbohydrates: 22g Sugar: 11.8g Sodium: 120.3mg Fiber: 2.5g Protein: 2.4g
Recipe by Wake Up to Waffles at https://wakeuptowaffles.com/chocolate-peppermint-blossom-cookies/