Description
Delicious chocolate cookie cups filled with a creamy peppermint cheesecake filling, perfect for holiday parties and gifting.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup Dutch-processed cocoa powder (sifted)
- 1/4 cup black cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup light brown sugar (packed)
- 2 large eggs (room temperature)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream (chilled)
- 8 oz cream cheese (full fat)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp peppermint extract
- Red color gel (for piping bag decoration)
- Candy canes (chopped, for garnish)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Spray two regular muffin tins with cooking spray.
- Whisk flour, Dutch cocoa, black cocoa, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
- Beat butter with granulated and brown sugar until light and fluffy for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Lower speed and add eggs one at a time, then add vanilla.
- Mix in the flour mix slowly until just combined.
- Scoop dough with a large cookie scoop or 3 tablespoons into each muffin cup.
- Bake for 10 to 13 minutes until mostly set but soft in the center.
- Right after baking, press the center of each cookie with a small jar to form a well.
- Cool in pans for 10 minutes, twist cups gently, then cool 5 more minutes and move to a rack.
- Whip chilled heavy cream in a cold bowl until stiff peaks form.
- Beat cream cheese, 1/2 cup sugar, and peppermint extract until smooth.
- Fold whipped cream into the cream cheese mix until smooth.
- Paint two red stripes inside a piping bag with red color gel and fit a large round tip.
- Fill the bag with peppermint cheesecake filling and pipe a swirl into each cooled cookie cup.
- Chill the filled cups for 1 to 2 hours until set.
- Sprinkle chopped candy canes on top before serving or storing.
Notes
For a healthier twist, substitute half the butter with avocado oil and reduce the filling sugar. Store filled cups in the fridge for up to 2-3 days.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: chocolate, peppermint, cookies, holiday, dessert, party