These peppermint chocolate roll cookies are a chocolate cookie tube, filled with peppermint fondant filling, then sealed with more chocolate. These unique Christmas cookies will make your cookie boards extra fun this year.
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Instructions
FOR THE CHOCOLATE ROLL COOKIES
In a large bowl, whisk together the melted butter, egg white and peppermint extract.
Sift over the flour, cocoa and sugar and mix with a spatula until it starts clumping together (you may need to use your hands towards the end).
Line 2 baking trays with baking paper.
Lay out a large sheet of baking paper (about 70cm / 2.3 ft). Cut the dough into 3 pieces and set 2 aside. Lay the first piece in the centre of one half of the baking paper and fold the other half over the top.
Use a rolling pin to roll out the dough very thin (about 1mm thick). Gently peel back the top layer of paper, then lay it back down again (this step is just to loosen the dough from the paper). Flip the dough over and gently peel back the other side of baking paper.
Use a square cookie cutter (10cm / 4in) to cut shapes out of the dough. Move some of the excess dough out of the way and sit a straw about 5mm in from the front edge of the cutout. Use a small knife or offset spatula to carefully lift the front edge and push it onto the straw. Now carefully roll it up and sit on the prepared baking tray. Repeat with the rest of the dough, sitting the finished rolls about 1-2 inches apart on the baking trays. Sit the trays in the fridge for at least half an hour before proceeding (notes).
Preheat the oven to 200C / 400F / 180C fan forced.
Place the cookies in the oven and bake for 10 minutes.
Allow to cool for 5-10 minutes before removing straws. Hold the cookie firmly in the palm of one hand. Use your thumb of the other hand to push on one end of the straw until it loosens, then pull out from the other end. Let them cool completely before filling.
FOR THE PEPPERMINT FONDANT
In a stand mixer, beat together the butter, syrup and salt. Add half of the icing sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Add the remaining icing sugar and beat together. Now add the extract and half of the milk and beat well. Slowly add more milk until you have a pipeable consistency.
TO ASSEMBLE
Fill a piping bag with a small tip, with the peppermint cream. Insert the tip into the end of a cookie and gently squeeze the piping bag until you start to feel it being pushed back out. Repeat at the other end and then for all remaining cookies.
Line a baking tray with baking paper and sit a wire rack on top.
Melt the chocolate in 30 second bursts, in the microwave, stirring well between each so you don’t burn it. Dip each end of the cookies into the chocolate then sprinkle over the crushed candy canes and allow to set.
Notes
I use a standard Australian 20ml tablespoon (4 teaspoons worldwide)
It’s very important to let the cookies cool in the fridge for a minimum of ½ an hour as this will help them to keep their shape when they bake.
If you don’t want to roll the cookies, you don’t have to. Just cut circles instead. Bake for only around 8-9 minutes, then sandwich them together with the peppermint cream.
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