Peppermint Hot Chocolate Cookie Cups
*Recipe adapted from The Gunny Sack*
Title: Peppermint Hot Chocolate Cookie Cups
Makes: 24 Cookies
Ingredients:
- 1 tube of store bought sugar cookie dough
- 1/4 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder
- 24+ mini candy canes
- 1/2 cup of heavy whipping cream
- 2 tbsp of powdered hot chocolate mix
- 1 cup and 2 oz (separated) of semi sweet chocolate chips
- 1/4 tsp of peppermint extract
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375° F.
- Break cookie dough into large mixing bowl.
- Add cocoa powder and combine.
- Roll dough into balls.
- Completely cover dough balls in sugar.
- Spray mini muffin pan with baking spray.
- Bake for 11-13 minutes, then let completely cool.
- Cut off curves of candy canes (24 total).
- Put rest of candy canes in ziplock bag. Crush with ice cream scoop.
- Heat up heavy cream in microwave for 1.5 minutes.
- Add powdered hot chocolate mix and combine.
- Add 1 cup of chocolate chips and let sit for 3 minutes.
- Mix until completely melted.
- Add peppermint extract and combine.
- Melt 2 oz of chocolate chips in microwave.
- Dip candy cane handles in chocolate and attach to cookie. May need to hold for a little while.
- Spoon ganache onto cookie cup. Sprinkle with crushed candy cane pieces.
- Enjoy!
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