One of the most popular cookies I make are my brownie bite cookies. I shared one version of these cookies in an earlier post, Mint Chip Brownie Bite Cookies with M & M’s, but I modified the recipe a bit and tried something new with these. These are minty and chocolate and oh so good!
For Christmas and because these were going to be donated to a silent auction, so I wanted them to look fancy, I drizzled them with a peppermint candy coating. I added a bit of green food coloring to the candy melts to make it a bit more festive also.
The cookies are soft, almost gooey, and have a burst of mint when you bite into the Hershey’s Mint Truffle Kisses pressed into the top of the cookies. I press them into the cookie while the cookie is still warm so it melts into the cookie a bit.
To make the cookies extra minty, I added one teaspoon of peppermint extract. This gave the batter a nice minty flavor. The kisses and drizzle really add to the flavor of the cookie overall.
Mint Truffle Brownie Bite Cookies
Recipe:
- 3/4 cup (60 grams) Cocoa
- 4 tbsp vegetable oil
- 3/4 cup (1.5 sticks) butter
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 tsp peppermint extract
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 1 – 10 oz bag of Hershey’s Mint Truffle Kisses
Candy Coating
- White Candy Melts, about 1/2 cup or so
- 1/4 tsp of peppermint oil
- green paste food coloring
Directions for Cookies:
In large bowl, melt butter. Once butter is melted add cocoa and vegetable oil and stir until well combined. Stir in sugar and then blend in the eggs, peppermint and vanilla with a hand mixer until well combined. Add the flour a little at a time mixing well between each addition. Chill dough for about 20 – 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350. Using cookie scoop, shape dough into balls and place on a silicone lined or parchment lined baking sheet. Bake 8 – 10 minutes, being careful not to over bake. Once you remove the pans from the oven, press the kisses into the center of the cookies. Cool on pans for about five minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely. Makes about five dozen cookies.
To make the candy coating I added about 1/2 cup of candy melts, the food coloring and the extract to a glass measuring cup and microwaved in 30 second increments until the candy was melted and fluid. I then added it to a squirt bottle and drizzled the coating over all of the cookies after they were cooled.
Once cooled the cookies will keep for several days in a sealed container.