Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
These moist and delectable Chocolate Peppermint Cookies are great for Holiday baking! Plus they have a surprise ingredient inside!
Servings 36 Small Cookies
Calories 69kcal
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter softened
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 egg whites
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
- 3/4 cup grated zucchini excess water squeezed out
Icing:
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 2-3 tablespoons milk depending how runny you want the icing
- 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
Instructions
- Whip butter, oil and sugars together until fluffy, 2 minutes. Mix in egg, vanilla and grated zucchini. Carefully mix in all dry ingredients until incorporated. Scoop onto greased cookie sheet and bake 7-9 minutes at 350. Delicious warm, or cooled.
For the Icing:
- Mix all ingredients together in small bowl until smooth in consistency. Decorate with red sprinkles.
Notes
-If you don't care so much about these being healthy, then you can substitute 1 whole egg for the egg whites and you can use all white (all-purpose) flour instead of whole wheat flour.
Nutrition
Calories: 69kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 56mg | Potassium: 47mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 45IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1mg