Recipes usingPeppermint

Peppermint Power: Baking Beyond Candy Canes! Dive into a world of fun & flavorful recipes featuring versatile peppermint. Not sure where to start? You can’t go wrong with these Dark Chocolate Peppermint Cups or this Candy Cane Ice Cream!

Incredible Chocolate Peppermint Cookies (Vegan)


I’m SO EXCITED to share these Vegan Chocolate Peppermint Cookies with you! There are no eggs or butter in them, and the cookie base is an easy peasy, one-bowl, no rest cookie dough (LOVE).  These vegan peppermint cookies use chocolate chips, cocoa powder and melted chocolate, as well as a chocolate glaze, for the ultimate chocolate experience! The peppermint candy cane bits…

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close up shot of a vegan brownie

Vegan Peppermint Brownies


These brownies are one-bowl, loaded with holiday flavor (and flair) and secretly vegan! Made with pantry staples and minimal fuss, I was able to partner with my friends, my favorites: CA Prunes to bring you these festive brownies. I have some other fun vegan and/or gluten-free recipes for you to check out: Vegan Chocolate Peppermint Cookies, Vegan Oatmeal Chocolate Chip…

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Holiday Cookie Roundup


Here is a collection of my current favorite holiday cookies! There are shipping tips throughout PLUS info on whether each cookie is suitable for shipping. Go forth and bake friends! For many of these cookies the dough can be frozen ahead of time (this is a great tip for drop cookies). Some cookies, such as macarons, are best gifted the…

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Peppermint Bark Bars | Recipe via DisplacedHousewife Rebecca Firth

Chewy Peppermint Cookie Bars


What are Chewy Peppermint Cookie Bars? I’m so glad you asked… Picture your very favorite chocolate chip cookie dough without chocolate chips or chunks (this is important). Three-fourths of the cookie dough is pressed into an 8X10 baking pan and then covered in chocolate peppermint ganache (yup)and then drizzles of white chocolate ganache. The whole lot gets showered in crushed…

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Dark Chocolate Peppermint Cups | Recipe via DisplacedHousewife Rebecca Firth

Easy Dark Chocolate Peppermint Cups


Look at these Easy Dark Chocolate Peppermint Cups! Yep, just like a peanut butter cup but filled with the most dreamy peppermint cream. Think like an Oreo or, even better, like Trader Joe’s Candy Cane Joe-Joe’s. I have eaten more Candy Cane Joe-Joe’s than I’ll ever admit. Ever. Believe it or not, you can have these Dark Chocolate Peppermint Cups…

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The Cookie Book!


Holy. Crap. She’s here. I am BEYOND excited that The Cookie Book is finally out in the world. It took a lot of sore feet, tired eyes and more butter + sugar than you can possibly imagine, but it is so worth it. I am so freaking proud of this book and I can’t wait for you to have it…

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Chewy Chocolate Cookies with Peppermint Buttercream Recipe by Rebecca Firth | DisplacedHousewife

Chewy Chocolate Cookies


Let’s chat about these chewy chocolate cookies, but first: I am SO EXCITED that I am finally able to tell you that I’ve been working on a cookbook!! I started working with an agent (hi Leigh!) last December and over months (and months!) created a baking cookbook proposal (that covered all things butter + sugar). When we were finally weeks…

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Holiday Chocolate Peppermint Sandwich Cookies


I thought we needed one more cookie this holiday season…and I’m excited these Holiday Chocolate Peppermint Sandwich Cookies are it. She’s a keeper. Lightly crisp, hella chewy. And this peppermint cream is bonkers delicious! I love a peppermint chocolate dessert so much, I have more in my books (The Cookie Book and The Cake Book) and I hope you’ll check…

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Fudgy Peppermint Brownies Recipe


This Fudgy Peppermint Brownies Recipe is actually my favorite Foolproof Crinkly Fudgy Brownies (the best brownies!) but jazzed up with a heap of peppermint flavor and a luscious layer of dark chocolate ganache. To really maximize the candy cane flavor, crushed peppermint candies are sifted so you have chunks of peppermint candies as well as peppermint ‘dust’ (see step-by-step photos…

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Candy Cane Ice Cream + Chocolate Pudding Cakes


candy cane ice cream + chocolate pudding cakes { holiday dessert } This is one of my all-time favorite desserts. These chocolate pudding cakes are the base for any amazing dessert at any time of the year, but they pair especially well with this candy cane ice cream. This ice cream base recipe is a merger between the Barefoot Contessa’s and…

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Double Chocolate + Peppermint Bark Cookies


Hello. How are you? I hope you’ve been doing well. I hope that Thanksgiving was everything you wanted it to be. We had lots of fun and maybe a little too much cheer. Yep, that’s possible. Let’s just say the Pomegranate + Rosemary Cocktails were a hit…I think I should share with you? Maybe later this week. But let’s talk…

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A close up of chocolate peppermint cookies

Chocolate Crinkles + Peppermint Bark


Chocolate Crinkles + Peppermint Bark ‘tis the season I love to throw peppermint bark in everything around the holidays. And I love chocolate. So everything happening on this page makes perfect, logical sense. I do love Martha’s crinkles…and I love the new Cook’s Illustrated recipe. But I wanted to kick it up a notch. Could we throw in more chocolate?…

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