For a lot of peppermint + chocolate is a must have mixture through the holidays. These gluten-free chocolate sweet cane crush cookies definitely meet that requirement! Topped with a white chocolate drizzle and crushed peppermint candies, these cookies are so wealthy with a texture like a brownie.
Substances
1 12-ounce bundle semisweet chocolate chips, divided
½ cup 4 ounces/1 stick salted butter, at room temperature
1 cup cane sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1-1/4 teaspoons peppermint extract divided
1-1/2 cups gluten-free all-purpose flour Cup4Cup or Bob’s Pink Mill Gluten Free 1-to-1 Baking Flour is sweet right here
¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon xanthan gum omit in case your flour mix accommodates it
½ teaspoon sea salt or kosher salt
1 cup gluten-free white chocolate chips
3 or 4 sweet canes crushed, or ¼ cup peppermint bits
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
Put 1-1/3 cups of the semisweet chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl. Warmth on excessive for 1 minute, stir the chips, then warmth once more till melted, 30 to 60 seconds. Stir till clean. Let cool barely.
In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment or with a hand mixer, beat the butter. Add the sugar and proceed beating till gentle and fluffy. Add the eggs, vanilla, and 1 teaspoon of the peppermint extract. Beat till clean, scrape down the perimeters of the bowl, and beat once more. Stir within the cooled, melted chocolate.
In a small bowl, whisk collectively the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, xanthan gum, and salt. Add the flour combination to the butter-sugar combination and beat till mixed. Stir within the remaining chocolate chips. Cowl the dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for half-hour.
Scoop the dough with a medium-size cookie scoop or hand-shape walnut-size balls and place them 2 inches aside on the ready baking sheets. Bake till the cookies are barely cracked on the highest however nonetheless barely yield to the contact, 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool on the pans for a couple of minutes, then switch to a cooling rack to chill utterly.
Place the white chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl. Warmth on excessive within the microwave for 1 minute, stir, and warmth once more till melted, about 30 seconds. Stir till clean. Stir within the remaining ¼ teaspoon peppermint extract. Pour the melted white chocolate right into a small piping bag or plastic sandwich bag. Snip off one nook and drizzle over the cookies in a zigzag sample. Sprinkle the crushed sweet canes over the cookies earlier than the chocolate units.
