Dark Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

Tis the season, and we’re not holding back. This luxe cookie has a dark and rich chocolate dough peppered with soft red and white peppermint chips that is sure to satisfy. Crispy on the outside and gooey on the inside, every bite packs a warming, holiday tingle. Bring it to the ice rink, indulge on the couch in your holiday jammies and share as a sweet gift — wherever you enjoy it, you’ll be transported to a winter wonderland.

Levain Bakery founders Pam Weekes and Connie MacDonald didn’t plan on creating one of the most popular and influential cookies the world has ever seen – but they did! When they opened their tiny bakery on New York’s Upper West Side back in 1995, they initially intended on only selling fresh-baked breads. But when they decided to whip up a batch of giant chocolate chip walnut cookies, a phenomenon was born. “The cookie,” as it came to be known, soon took on a life of its own. Crowds began to line up for a taste, and the buzz hasn’t died down since.