Key Ingredients
Ingredients
- ●3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- ●1/3 cup NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Baking Cocoa
- ●1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- ●3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- ●1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
- ●3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- ●2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- ●1 large egg
- ●1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ●1 cup NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
- ●1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- ●2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- ●1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ●1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
- ●2/3 cup crushed candy canes, divided
Make It
Step 1
Sift together flour, Nestle® Toll House® Baking Cocoa, 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt and baking powder. Stir, then set aside.
Step 2
Place 1/2 cup butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar in a medium bowl. Beat with a hand mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract.
Step 3
Stir in flour mixture, then stir in Nestlé Toll House Semi-Sweet Morsels.
Step 4
Chill dough for at least an hour or overnight.
Step 5
Preheat oven to 325º F (300º F for convection ovens).
Step 6
Scoop 1 tablespoon of dough and roll into a ball. Place on a baking sheet and flatten with your palm. Repeat with the rest of the dough, spacing cookies 2 inches apart on the tray.
Step 7
Bake 12–14 minutes, or until cookies are set. Remove from oven and let cookies cool completely.
Step 8
Place 1 cup butter, powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon kosher salt in a bowl.
Step 9
Beat with a hand mixer until fluffy. Beat in peppermint extract and 1/3 cup crushed candy canes.
Step 10
Spread buttercream on the flat side of a cookie. Top with another cookie to make a sandwich. Roll the edges of the cookie in the remaining 1/3 cup crushed candy canes. Enjoy!
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