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Double Chocolate Peppermint Shortbread Cookies

Published: Dec 4, 2018 · Modified: Oct 9, 2020 by Lexi

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These Double Chocolate Peppermint Shortbread Cookies are both vegan and gluten free. They're easy, but impressive. And these treats are the best way to step up your holiday cooking game this season. No one will guess that these chocolate shortbreads are vegan!

This post is sponsored by Melt Organic. All opinions are our own.

Overhead of chocolate dipped peppermint shortbread cookies on a cooling rack

We partnered with Melt Organic to create these decadent chocolaty gems. Butter is a necessity when it comes to shortbread. So even though these peppermint cookies are completely dairy-free, they are just as rich and buttery. All that richness comes from Melt's vegan buttery sticks.

We love Melt Organic products. They're truly a one-to-one replacement for regular butter. They also add that delicious buttery taste to baked goods like these shortbread cookies.

Really, they come in handy all the time in the kitchen. One of my favorite ways to use their buttery spread is simply on some toast with a bit of raspberry jam...yum!  Or, for a vegan omelette-like breakfast, use a bit of vegan butter to fry up a tofu scramble for breakfast.

One thing to note about using butter for these vegan shortbread cookies: the butter must come to room temperature before adding it to the gluten free cookie dough.

Otherwise, the dough will be difficult to work with. Luckily, vegan butter tends to soften up faster than regular butter. If you leave it on the counter for half an hour or so before you start baking, you should be good to go.

Just like regular shortbread, these chocolate peppermint shortbread cookies only call for a few simple ingredients. You probably already have in your pantry!

Just butter, flour, sugar, vanilla, and of course cocoa. The mint comes as part of the decorating process. Which, though highly recommended, is not 100% necessary 🙂

Side view of chocolate peppermint shortbread cookies on a santa plate with a glass of milk

Decorating

These vegan chocolate shortbreads are delicious on their own (my husband ate at least 10 one night...no kidding). However, we like to add a bit of festive flair to make them the true holiday cookie winners they are.

We first melted some pure dark chocolate. Then we drizzled and dipped the cookies in it. Finally, we sprinkled everything with plenty of crushed candy canes.

The result is delicious, buttery chocolate shortbreads covered in more chocolate and a simple garnish that only looks fancy. The minty topping is a great way use all the random candy canes that seem to pop up around the holidays. As we always say, double chocolate is never a bad idea!

45 degree angle of chocolate dipped shortbread cookies with crushed peppermint on a cooling rack
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  • Author: Lexi
  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 2 dozen
  • Diet: Vegan
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Description

A dark chocolate drizzle + crushed candy canes brings these buttery (vegan) shortbread cookies to the next level!


Ingredients

  • 1 cup Melt Organic vegan buttery sticks, softened at room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ½ cup cocoa powder
  • 2 ¼ cups gluten free all purpose flour
  • 16 oz melted dark chocolate
  • ½ cup crushed candy canes


Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
  2. Soften vegan butter at room temperature.
  3. In a stand mixer, cream butter and sugar until well incorporated and creamy.
  4. Add vanilla, salt and cocoa powder and continue beating until incorporated.
  5. Add gluten free flour and beat just until mixture starts to come together.
  6. Transfer to a non-stick surface and sprinkle with some flour. Knead the dough into a ball and roll out the dough to about ¼ inch thickness, then cut into desired shapes and repeat until all dough has been used.
  7. Transfer to a parchment paper lined baking sheet and bake for 14-16 minutes. Let cool completely before decorating.
  8. Melt dark chocolate in 30 second intervals in the microwave, stirring between each interval. Dip/drizzle cookies in chocolate and sprinkle with crushed candy canes. Let harden before eating. Enjoy!

Notes

The butter must be completely softened before using - if you forget to leave it out at room temp for a few hours, slice each stick into a few pieces, place on a microwave safe plate and microwave in 7 second intervals until soft but not melted.

  • Prep Time: 20
  • Cook Time: 15
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Oven

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 Cookie
  • Calories: 260
  • Sugar: 16.3 g
  • Sodium: 113.9 mg
  • Fat: 14.9 g
  • Saturated Fat: 6.7 g
  • Trans Fat: 0 g
  • Carbohydrates: 29.8 g
  • Fiber: 2.8 g
  • Protein: 2.3 g
  • Cholesterol: 1.2 mg

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