Peppermint Patty-Stuffed Cookies

Turn our chocolate chip cookie dough into a minty chocolate treat filled with peppermint patties. ...MORE + LESS -

Ingredients

1 roll Pillsbury™ refrigerated chocolate chip cookies

1/3 cup unsweetened baking cocoa

1 tablespoon all-purpose flour

3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream

24 York™ minis dark chocolate peppermint patties (from 8-oz package)

3/4 cup Betty Crocker™ Creamy Deluxe™ chocolate frosting

1/3 cup hard peppermint candies, crushed (about 14 candies)

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1

Heat oven to 350°F. Let cookie dough stand at room temperature 10 minutes to soften.
2

In large bowl, break up cookie dough. Add cocoa, flour and whipping cream; stir with spoon or mix with hands until well blended.
3

Shape 1 tablespoonful dough around each peppermint patty, making sure patty is completely covered. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
4

Bake 11 to 13 minutes or until edges are set. Cool 3 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 20 minutes.
5

Spread each cookie with heaping 1 teaspoonful frosting; sprinkle with crushed peppermint candies.

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Any holiday décor sprinkles can be substituted for the crushed peppermint candies.
Substitute crushed candy canes for the peppermint candies in this recipe, if desired.