Name: Peppermint Mocha Cookies
Prep time: 21 s
Cook time: 12 s
Total time: 48 s
Yield: 36
Ingredients: 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour; ½ cup Nestlé® Toll House® Baking Cocoa; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted buttersoftened; 1 cup packed brown sugar; ½ cup granulated sugar; 1 ½ tablespoons Nescafé® Taster’s Choice® House Blend 100% Pure Instant Coffee Granules; 2 large eggs; 1 teaspoon peppermint extract; ½ teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup Nestlé® Toll House® Premier White Morsels; ½ cup crushed hard peppermint candies or candy canes

Make It

Step 1

Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt in a small bowl.

Step 2

Beat butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar and coffee granules in large mixer bowl with paddle attachment for about 5 minutes or until fluffy and coffee granules are almost dissolved. Beat in eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in peppermint and vanilla extracts.

Step 3

Gradually beat in flour mixture until just combined. Gently stir in morsels.

Step 4

Drop dough onto parchment paper-lined baking sheets using a 1.5-ounce or 3-tablespoon scoop, placing 2 inches apart. Press down slightly. Sprinkle each cookie with about ½ teaspoon crushed candy.