These Chocolate Peppermint Pinwheel Cookies are a delicious, festive cookie for all peppermint lovers this holiday season!
Is it really even the holiday season without the combination of something chocolate peppermint on the holiday dessert table?
It’s a MUST at our house.
And today’s Chocolate Peppermint Pinwheel Cookies are fun and festive and sure to catch everyone’s eye AND heart this holiday season!
I hope you guys have been enjoying cookie season as much as I have this year.
We started here at the BHK with Biscochitos, a new holiday favorite, moved on to my Apple Pie Spice Drops, now today’s super yummy pinwheels and I’ll have one more coming at you before Santa makes his appearance.
Pinwheels take a smidge more time than your traditional drop cookie because there’s two different flavors of dough involved and a bit of rolling, but these are so worth the extra effort if you’re a chocolate peppermint lover.
Can Chocolate Peppermint Pinwheel Cookie dough be frozen?
Yes, once you’ve formed the dough into the logs, you can wrap the logs tightly in plastic wrap and place in a freezer bag and freeze for up to three months.
Pinwheels are like two treats in one and the perfect way to show your love for all the special people in your life this Christmas! Enjoy!
A Few Cook’s Notes for Chocolate Peppermint Pinwheel Cookies Recipe:
You can use crushed candy canes or crushed peppermint candies for this recipe.
There is some chilling time involved with making these cookies. You will first need to chill the dough before rolling for 30 minutes. Once rolled out, you will need to chill logs for at least three hours before slicing and baking.
I roll my dough to 1/4-inch thickness and slice into 1/4-inch slices.
Chocolate Peppermint Pinwheel Cookies
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- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp. peppermint extract
- 3 oz. unsweetened chocolate, melted
- 1/2 cup candy canes, crushed
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and beat until well combined. Reduce the speed to low and slowly add the flour mixture. Mix until just blended, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed. Transfer half of the dough to one bowl. Add the vanilla extract and melted chocolate to the dough and mix with a rubber spatula until well blended. To the dough in the remaining bowl, add the peppermint extract and the crushed candy candy and mix until well blended, Form each into disks and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Remove from refrigerator and roll out each dough on a lightly floured surface roughly into a rectangle to 1/4-inch thickness. Place the peppermint dough on top of the chocolate dough and starting at the long side, roll the dough layers into a tight cylinder. Seal the seam and trim the ends. Wrap in waxed paper and refrigerate for about 3 hours or overnight until dough is firm enough to slice.
- Arrange oven racks to upper third and bottom third of oven. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Remove dough from refrigerator and cut into 1/4-inch thick slices. (If the dough appears to be breaking when you're cutting it, let it warm slightly before proceeding) Place 1-inch apart on prepared sheets. Bake for 11-12 minutes, or until peppermint dough appears lightly golden brown, switching trays midway. Remove from oven and let cool on sheet for 3-4 minutes, then remove to wire rack to cool completely. Repeat with any remaining dough.
Chocolate and peppermint is definitely a holiday favourite! And these pinwheel cookies are soooo fun, Mary Ann! Love ’em! Pinned :) Happy Monday to ya!
Here too! Thanks so much for pinning Dawn!
These are beautiful and SO FUN, Mary Ann! Chocolate and peppermint is a favorite any time of year for me, but especially in December. I’m adding these to my baking list!
Thanks so much Kelsie! Enjoy!
Jeremy would definitely say these are a MUST make! You know I would be totally on board too if it wasn’t for my pesky allergy, because these look insanely delicious! And, I mean, if this isn’t the most festive and fun cookie ever, I don’t know what is! These are just fabulous, Mare! Absolutely PERFECT for the holidays!! Pinned!
Thanks so much Chey! And thanks for pinning!
Peppermint cookies are a must for the holidays, and these look perfect for a Christmas cookie exchange! I’d love to have a few to go with my morning coffee right now!
Gotta have a chocolate peppermint cookie on the holiday platter Leanne!
Such pretty and festive cookies! You just can’t go wrong with chocolate and peppermint :)
Thanks so much Jennifer!
Chocolate and peppermint are a match made in heaven and are one of my favorite combinations. These cookies are so festive and are absolutely perfect.
Thanks so much Kathy!
I’m with you, Mary Ann. Chocolate / Peppermint combinations at the holidays are a must! And these swirly cookies are adorable! Thank you for another keeper of a holiday cookie recipe!
You’re quite welcome Marissa!
How cool do those look. I’m looking for some good cookie recipes to make with the boys when the Christmas break starts, this looks like a great one to me!
Great! Enjoy Matt!
I can’t believe I don’t have anything chocolate peppermint around the house yet! It’s my fave holiday combination. These pinwheels will remedy that oversight ;) “Pin”ning!! Hah!
Haha! Thanks Katherine!
I am loving how festive these are! Wouldn’t be Christmas without chocolate & peppermint showing up for the party! Pinned!!
Thanks Annie!
I’ve always wanted to learn how to make pinwheel cookies…and the holiday season is the perfect time! Love these, Mary Ann! YUM!
Thanks Haylie! Give them a go!
These look so good I decided to make a batch. But I notice that the instructions say to add vanilla twice: once with the egg and once with the chocolate. I’m wondering if I should split the vanilla….
Hi Tom. I apologize, that was my mistake. I corrected the recipe. You add the vanilla once to the dough in the bowl with the chocolate. Hope you enjoy! Thanks so much for following!
Hi Mary Ann!
After I chilled my doughs for the required time and begin to roll them they began to crumble a bit. Any ideas why?
Thank you in advance and for sharing the recipe! I hope to master it.
Sincerely,
Rebecca
Hi Rebecca. Did you spoon your flour into your measuring cups? If you scopped right from the bag perhaps you packed the flour and added too much? Thanks the only thing I can think of. Hope this helps.
You can also let the dough rest on the counter after removing from the fridge before rolling. This will let the gluten soften, if by chance you over mixed your dough.
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So sorry you didn’t enjoy these Susan. Not sure what went wrong for you in the recipe.
Curious, did you roll the white peppermint dough a little thicker? It looks like that layer is bigger than the chocolate. Or does the peppermint dough rise that much more?
Excited to try these – they look amazingly yummy!
Hi Alexis. I tried to roll them to the same thickness. Maybe because the peppermint dough was stuffed with the chopped peppermint it appears thicker. Enjoy and Happy Holidays!