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Our fun and festive Peppermint Sandwich cookies have a creamy peppermint frosting between two chocolate cookies, then rolled in crushed candy canes.
I think Santa wants Peppermint Sandwich Cookies this year.
I think Santa wants Peppermint Sandwich Cookies this year.I'm a sucker for beautiful (but easy) Christmas cookies because I love to host a Christmas cookie exchange every year. So let me introduce you to these festive and delicious homemade peppermint sandwich cookies (or Peppermint Oreos, as we call them)! They look fancy, but they're easy to make, and even freeze well if you want to make them in advance. They'll be the highlight of your cookie exchange, holiday parties, or holiday neighbor gifts!
Be sure to browse all of my Christmas recipes, and if you love Oreo recipes, try Oreo Balls, Oreo Milkshake, Oreo Bars, Oreo Mug Cake, or Oreo Cheesecake.
How to make Peppermint Sandwich Cookies:
Make Dough: Mix flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. In a separate bowl, mix butter and sugars until well creamed together. Add in egg and vanilla extract. Mix in dry ingredients until combined then refrigerate dough for 30 minutes. Roll dough into small, 2 teaspoon sized balls (about 30 cookies) then press down lightly on the top of the balls to slightly flatten.
Bake at 350°F for 6-8 minutes and allow to cool before frosting.
Assemble: Add small spoonful of filling onto inside of cooled cookie. Sandwich with another cookie, pressing gently until frosting peeks through. Dip oreo peppermint crunch cookies outsides in crushed candy canes.
Make Ahead and Freezing Instructions:
To Make Ahead: Store cookies in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week. Filling can be made up to 1 week ahead of time.
To Freeze: Store in an airtight container and freeze up to 3 months.
Recipe Variations:
More Christmas Treats:
- Peppermint Brownies
- Oreo Balls
- Turtle Cookies
- Homemade Caramels
- Chocolate Marshmallow Cookies
- Gingerbread Man Cookies
- Reindeer Cookies
- Chocolate Fudge
- Gingerbread Cake
- Chocolate Peppermint Bundt Cake
- Rocky Road
- Chocolate Covered Pretzel Rods
Peppermint Sandwich Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, (156 grams)
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, (43 grams)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda, (5 g)
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup butter, , room temperature (113 grams)
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar, (150 grams)
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar, , packed (55 grams)
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, (5 ml)
Frosting:
- 1/4 cup butter, (57 grams)
- 4 oz cream cheese, (113 grams)
- 1 3/4 cups powdered sugar, (220 grams)
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract, (5 ml)
- candy canes, , crushed
Instructions
- Chocolate cookies: Mix flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. In a separate bowl mix butter and sugars until well creamed together. Mix in egg and vanilla extract. Mix in dry ingredients until combined.
- Refrigerate dough for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Roll dough into small, 2 teaspoon sized balls (about 30 cookies). Press down lightly on the top of the balls to slightly flatten.
- Bake for 6-8 minutes. Cool 5 minutes on baking sheet, then remove to cooling rack to cool completely before frosting.
- Peppermint frosting: Mix butter and cream cheese until smooth. Add powdered sugar and peppermint extract and mix for 2-3 minutes.
- Assemble: Add small spoonful of filling onto inside of cooled cookie. Sandwich with another cookie, pressing gently until frosting peeks through. Dip outsides of cookie in crushed candy canes.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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I made this today, very yummy, but my cookies spread out. What went wrong?
Glad they tasted good! Spreading usually means the butter was too warm or the dough didn’t chill enough. Make sure your butters just room temp (not melty!) and do the full 30 min chill. If your kitchens hot, pop the dough balls in the fridge for 10 mins before baking. Also double check you’re measuring flour right spoon it into the cup and level it off, don’t scoop directly or you’ll get less flour and they’ll spread like crazy. Try that next time, they should hold their shape way better! 😊
I made these for Christmas Cookie boxes this year. The recipe was so easy, they tasted delicious and looked great as gifts with the crushed candy canes on the outside. Thank you for the recipe!