These chocolate peppermint thumbprint cookies satisfy several of my flavor cravings. This recipe will undoubtedly become one of your favorites because it’s easy and delicious.

I grew up in a family of foodies. Not only did the women gather in the kitchen to cook, but the men also participated.

Most of the time, the guys were outside cranking the ice cream machine or watching my grandpa fry catfish. My grandma didn’t want the smell of fish inside the house, but she sure did love to eat it.

After supper, we always had dessert. Sometimes it was this chocolate pie, and sometimes it was a pineapple upside down cake. However, there were many occasions when we enjoyed homemade cookies.

Ingredients

You only need 3 ingredients for the base or main part of the cookie—chocolate cake mix, eggs, and oil. I used gluten-free cake mix, but you can use regular. The results will basically be the same.

Then you need 3 ingredients for the filling—white (vanilla) frosting, peppermint flavoring, and peppermint candy.

These are unquestionably some of the easiest cookies you’ll ever make. But other people won’t know unless you tell them.

How to Make Chocolate Peppermint Thumbprint Cookies

First of all, mix the cake mix, eggs, and oil until they’re well blended. Stick the cookie dough in the fridge for a few minutes. This makes the dough less sticky and easier to work with.

After you pull the cookie dough out of the refrigerator, form it into small balls about half the size of golf balls. Next, press the center of each cookie dough ball with your thumb.

Bake until they’re done. Remove them from the oven and allow them to cool.

While they’re cooling, combine the frosting, peppermint flavoring, and crushed candy. I put the candy in a plastic bag and crushed it with a rolling pin. I would have used the food processor, but I wanted large chunks.

After the cookies have cooled completely, scoop the icing into the center of each cookie. Finally, you have some of the most delicious cookies you’ll ever eat.

Okay, maybe I say that about all cookies, but these are definitely among my favorites.

Unfortunately, the cookies looked a little bit messy the first time I made them because the frosting kept sticking to the spoon. I should have put the frosting in the fridge before scooping it into the cookies.

Although I was tempted to toss them and start over, my frugal nature got the best of me. This is how the cookies look when they’re not perfect. But they still taste wonderful!

Even when they’re a tad messy, if you put them on a plate, they’ll disappear quickly!

I took my own advice with my second batch of cookies. These certainly look much less messy since I put the frosting in the fridge before filling them.

More Recipes

If you like this recipe, you’ll love these butterscotch pecan cookies.

You might also enjoy these pecan brownie cookies. They’re delicious enough to bring to a buffet dinner, potluck, or holiday party.

Also check out some great recipes on Weekend Potluck at South Your Mouth, Meal Plan Monday at Julia’s Simply Southern, and Full Plate Thursday at Miz Helen’s Country Cottage.

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