Back in March I made these exact same cookies, but the filling was dyed with green coloring and I left off the candy cane pieces. It’s amazing the things you can do with a simple, 3 ingredient cake mix cookie recipe.
The candy cane pieces were pretty easy to make. I threw 4-5 candy canes in my food processor and chopped those suckers to pieces. Then I used a wire colander to separate the pieces from the candy cane dust. The pieces I used on the cookies were about the size of coarse kosher salt. I didn’t want them too big because I wasn’t about to have people chipping their teeth. I did find that the icing softened up the candy canes a little so they weren’t too crunchy.
Here’s a printable 4×6 chocolate peppermint sandwich cookies recipe card for you. Another Christmas gift from me. Man, am I on fire with all the giving this year or what? Click on the image to head to the download page.
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[email protected] says
December 14, 2012 at 11:23 AMThese look so yummy. I’m waiting for my special delivery of these on my porch. 😉
Emily says
December 14, 2012 at 12:23 PMYum… these look fantastic!
Kelly @ View Along the Way says
December 14, 2012 at 12:33 PMOh yes. I need these in my life. Pinned!
Caitlin @ Desert Domicile says
December 14, 2012 at 12:58 PMThose look (and sound!) so good! Must. Make.
Kelly says
December 14, 2012 at 1:36 PMThese looks DELICIOUS!! I’ve been looking for a “peppermint chocolate” cookie to add to my batch of cookie marathon batches. Does the cream filling stiffen up at all? Or do they stay a bit gooey?
[email protected] says
December 14, 2012 at 4:42 PMOh yum! Looks delicious!
Rachel says
December 14, 2012 at 8:08 PMThose look delicious!! I wasn’t always a fan of peppermint, but for some reason, this year I haven’t been able to get enough of it. Seriously – I want to bake some of those cookies asap. Let’s be friends, throw a Christmas party, and we’ll make them for some sweet treats 🙂
stephanie says
December 15, 2012 at 8:41 AMThese turned out adorable! I love chocolate and peppermint. I would really like for you to share these on Super Sweet Saturday…because they are SWEET! Have a great weekend.
Steph
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Kathy says
December 15, 2012 at 8:55 AMWow! Those look amazing. Great photography too by the way. I’d love to have you link this us to Titus 2 Tuesday this week on Cornerstone Confessions.. I hope to see you there.
Kathy

Christina @ I Gotta Create! says
December 16, 2012 at 7:30 AMThese cookies look amazing! I’m pinning 🙂 Found you at the blog hop and am staying connected via G+.
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Jessah @ Dreaming of Dimples says
December 16, 2012 at 9:21 AMYou’re so crafty my dear. Glad I found you through the Hop and now following via Facebook. Your food photography and recipes look amazing. I’ll definitely be pinning and baking from your blog. Thanks for the great resource. 😉
Lish says
December 16, 2012 at 10:24 AMMmmm they look so delicious! I just made some peppermint patties this week… I’m such a sucker for mint and chocolate!!
new follower from the hop!!!
Kristin says
December 16, 2012 at 12:24 PMHey, stopping by from the hop. These look absolutely amazing! I can’t wait to try them myself. 🙂
Becky says
December 16, 2012 at 3:43 PMStopping by from the hop too. These look delicious! Signing up for your feed to keep finding some more baking inspiration.
Natalie @ Blossoming Visions says
December 18, 2012 at 2:31 AMI’m definitely adding this to my baking list for my “neighborly gifts”. Thanks for the great recipe!
Miss Kitty says
December 21, 2012 at 11:49 AMThanks, Chelsea! I was looking for something like these to make for the neighborhood children. They are so very cute! I saw your post over at “Sernity Now” blog party.
Deborah Baker says
December 4, 2013 at 12:12 PMMy grandson and I made these exactly to your recipe and they came out perfect! Cookies were just right for a piped frosting and the frosting was just the right consistency and deliciously peppermint. I like your method of sieving the crushed candy-canes too worked excellently. Thank you for a great recipe and a good time with my grandson!
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Michelle says
December 15, 2014 at 1:39 AMwas wondering if you had tried these with a milk chocolate cake mix as I was going to make these for my daughters class and was told I can’t use a devils food cake due to the red dye. Any help is appreciated
thank you
Chelsea @ two twenty one says
December 15, 2014 at 10:51 PMYou could definitely try it. I also have a recipe for chocolate cookies that you could possibly use instead. Here’s the link to those: https://www.twotwentyone.net/2013/12/peppermint-chocolate-cookies/