These peppermint chip cookies are chewy cookies with peppermint flavor, making them an ideal treat for Christmas.

The sugar cookies have peppermint chunks in every bite, making them perfect for the holiday season and great for a holiday cookie exchange. 

Why You'll Love Peppermint Chip Cookies

• Incredibly Soft: These soft sugar cookies melt in your mouth!
• Effortless to Bake: Requires only a few ingredients and minimal time to prepare and are great for cookie baking parties. 
• Perfect for Christmas: These cookies are perfect for the holiday season, and great for friends and family that love all things peppermint. 

Ingredients in Peppermint Chip Cookies

Vanilla extract in these cookies adds just a hint of warm vanilla flavor to every bite, while the peppermint chunks give them a very Christmassy feel.

• shortening, you can use unsalted butter instead of shortening but it will produce a different texture. 
• white sugar
• brown sugar
• eggs
• vanilla extract
• all-purpose flour
• baking soda
• salt
• peppermint chips, peppermint chunks, or peppermint crunch andes mints. 

See the recipe card for full ingredients and directions 

How to Make Peppermint Sugar Cookies

These cookies are easy to make and use basic ingredients. Shortening gives them a light and chewy texture, while a combination of brown and granulated sugar creates smooth textures and delicious flavors.

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Prepare cookie sheets by lining them with parchment  paper.
2. Combine shortening, brown sugar, and granulated sugar in a large bowl.
3. Add eggs, one at a time.
4. Add in vanilla extract.
5. Combine the dry ingredients: baking soda, salt, and flour.
6. Beat the flour mixture into the wet ingredients.
7. Stir in the peppermint chips.
8. Roll into 1 tablespoon cookie dough balls or use a #30 cookie scoop to drop cookies onto the baking sheet.
9. Bake for about 9 minutes or until the edges of the cookies are light brown.
10. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes before moving to a wire rack.
11. Store in an airtight container.

How to Freeze Peppermint Chip Cookies

You can freeze the cookie dough for later use. Scoop the batter into cookie dough balls, place in a freezer-safe bag, and then bake from frozen as needed. Bake one cookie sheet at a time. 

Best Christmas Cookies Recipes

Not only are these the perfect holiday cookies, especially for Christmas, but these cookie recipes like Monster Cookies are a Holiday classic.

You can't go wrong with Soft Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies and they're perfect for classroom parties or sharing with family.

Snickerdoodles are another great Christmas classic with warm flavors of cinnamon and vanilla.

Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies are warm and flavorful. Cranberry and white chocolate make a wonderful combination in this spiced oatmeal cookie.