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    You are here: Home / Desserts / Cookies / Peppermint Bark Sandwich Cookies

    Peppermint Bark Sandwich Cookies

    November 30, 2016 Updated February 18, 2020 BySam 6 Comments

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    Irresistibly chocolaty cookies sandwiched around a silky peppermint buttercream filling and sprinkled with candy cane pieces.  

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    For someone who has never been a huge fan of candy canes, I sure do go through a lot of them this time of year.

    I can’t say for sure that it’s because of the candy canes themselves, though, I think it has more to do with the fact that I’m constantly pairing them with chocolate, which is extra weird considering that I always believed mint and chocolate were about as far apart as you can get on the dessert spectrum.

    What do I know, I’m just a food blogger.

    Despite my initial reluctance to combine peppermint and chocolate, I kinda can’t get enough of it now (as evidenced by this recent Peppermint Bark Fudge recipe).  So, when Better Homes & Gardens asked me if I would share a recipe on their website, I knew exactly the flavor combo that I was going to go for.

    Stack of three chocolate peppermint sandwich cookies on a silver plate

    Better Homes & Gardens asked me to modify existing recipes from their site rather than develop something completely new, and I was instantly drawn to these triple chocolate cookies.  I made only a few subtle alterations, which you can read about here, and they came out perfectly.

    I wanted to take things a step further than just recreating the cookies, though, and so I also updated a simple buttercream frosting to make peppermint bark sandwich cookies.

    I added melted white chocolate for a true peppermint bark flavor, and then whipped in heavy cream to make the frosting silky and smooth.  Finally, I stirred in some crunchy bits of peppermint for some serious textural contrast.  This stuff was good, and paired perfectly with the insanely chocolaty cookies.

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    Everyone who tried these cookies loved them and they didn’t last long for my family.  I can’t think of a more perfect Christmas cookie.

    Try them out yourself — CLICK HERE FOR THE CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT COOKIE INSTRUCTIONS OVER ON BETTER HOMES & GARDENS — DELISH DISH!

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    1. lucia

      December 16, 2020 at 4:37 pm

      where did the recipe go? i can’t find it 😢

      Reply
      • Sam

        December 16, 2020 at 9:16 pm

        Hi Lucia! You can click through the link to find it. I did this for Better Homes and Gardens but I do believe they altered my recipe at some point.

        Reply
    2. Marsha

      December 21, 2016 at 7:44 pm

      Did you use the chocolate drizzle as published? The idea of shortening is not appetizing.

      Reply
      • Sam

        December 21, 2016 at 7:50 pm

        Hi Marsha! You can definitely skip the shortening if you’d like and just drizzle the melted chocolate over the cookies. The shortening just helps it flow a bit better.

        Reply
    3. Joanne

      December 01, 2016 at 1:01 am

      I could eat that filling with a spoon! I like peppermint and chocolate together, but my guys prefer Andes Mints.

      Reply
      • Sam

        December 02, 2016 at 7:44 pm

        Oh man Joanne, I almost had to make a second batch because I ate so much, it was so bad! Andes mints are pretty great, too, these are a pretty similar flavor combo 🙂

        Reply

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