Chocolate Peppermint Christmas Tree Cookies
Chocolatey shortbread cookies, complete with a festive Christmas tree shape and crushed peppermint candies! Easy and sweet. Makes the perfect compliment to a cozy cup of hot cocoa!
Chocolate Peppermint Christmas Tree Cookies
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Difficulty
Easy
Yield:
24-36 Cookies
Cook Time
8-10 Minutes
Chocolate shortbread cookies are cut into festive shapes, dipped in White Confectionery Coating and sprinkled with crushed peppermints. Oh what fun it is to bake!
Ingredients
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12 oz (340g) Unsalted butter, softened
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3 oz (80g) Confectioners sugar
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13 oz (260g) All purpose flour
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1 oz (20g) Cocoa powder
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3 oz (80g) Cornstarch
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3 oz (80g) Luker 54% Sombra Dark Chocolate, or any Luker Dark Chocolate you prefer, melted
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8 oz Luker Dark Chocolate, melted
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2 oz Very Hot Water (or hot cream for a richer ganache)
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5g Dreidoppel Creme de Menthe flavor paste
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12 oz (340g) White Chocolate Confectionery Coating, melted
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3 oz (85g) Crushed Peppermint Candies
Christmas Tree Cookies
Dreidoppel Peppermint Flavored Dark or White Chocolate Ganache
Dip and Decoration
Directions
Christmas Tree Cookies
In a mixing bowl with a paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar and beat at medium speed.
In a separate bowl, sift together flour, cocoa powder and cornstarch.
Combine flour mixture with creamed butter and sugar mixture; mix until fully incorporated.
Mix in melted chocolate until fully combined.
Take out the dough and form into a ball. Then flatten and place dough in between two pieces of parchment paper.
Roll the dough to ¼" thick and place in the refrigerator or freezer until firm.
Cut cookies with cookie cutter and place on lined sheet pan.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack.
When cookies are completely cool, you can fill 2 cookies with Dreidoppel Crème de Menthe White or Dark Ganache (recipe to follow).
Dip filled cookies (half way at an angle) in melted white chocolate confectionery coating and sprinkle with crushed peppermint candies (recipe to follow).
Dreidoppel Peppermint Flavored Dark or White Chocolate Ganache (Filling)
Melt dark or white chocolate over hot water bath or melt in microwave on defrost mode.
Pour hot water (or cream) over melted chocolate and whisk together until fully combined.
Add 5g of Dreidoppel Creme de Menthe.*
Allow to cool off and it will become thicker; transfer to a piping bag so you can pipe the filling onto the cookies. Place second cookie on top of filling to create a cookie sandwich.
Dip and Decoration
Dip filled cookie sandwiches (half way at an angle) in melted white chocolate confectionery coating and sprinkle with crushed peppermint candies.
Recipe Note:
For the Dreidoppel Flavored Dark or White Chocolate Ganache:
*If you want a stronger flavor, add more of the Dreidoppel Crème de Menthe until you achieve what you like. Or, if you prefer, you can swap out the Crème de Menthe for another flavor.
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