Fudgy Peppermint
Crunch Cookies
Total Time 38 minutes
Makes 25
1 cup Hy-Vee Starlight
candies, unwrapped
1 (16.5-oz.) box Hy-Vee extra
moist devil’s food deluxe
cake mix
3 (1-oz.) pouches Hy-Vee
rich chocolate flavor
hot cocoa mix
½ cup Hy-Vee canola oil
2 Hy-Vee large eggs
¼ cup Hy-Vee mini
chocolate chips
⅛ tsp. Hy-Vee
peppermint extract
1. PREHEAT oven to 350°F.
Line cookie sheets with
parchment paper; set aside.
2. PLACE peppermint candies
in a resealable plastic bag. Seal
bag. Pound with a rolling pin,
heavy skillet or meat mallet until
coarsely crushed. Or, process
candies in a food processor
using on/off pulsing action.
Place crushed candies in a bowl;
set aside.
3. COMBINE cake mix, hot cocoa
mix, canola oil, eggs, chocolate
chips and peppermint extract in a
bowl. Form dough into balls; dip
into crushed candies and place
2 in. apart on prepared cookie
sheets. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or
just until set. Cool on a wire rack.
COCOA MIX
IS CONVENIENT
FOR MORE THAN
A BRISK WINTER PICKME-UP. THINK BEYOND
THE MUG—FROM COOKIES
AND FLOATS TO POPCORN BALLS
AND PANCAKES. ALL ARE
SUPER EASY AND DELISH!
Per cookie: 160 calories, 7 g fat,
1.5 g saturated fat, 0 g trans fat,
15 mg cholesterol, 170 mg sodium,
21 g carbohydrates, 1 g fiber,
14 g sugar (13 g added sugar),
2 g protein. Daily Values:
Vitamin D 0%, Calcium 2%, Iron 6%,
Potassium 2%
A QUICK COCOA FIX
Hy-Vee cocoa mix comes in
single-serve packets. Choose
cocoa with rich chocolate
flavor, with marshmallows or
with no added sugar.
Just add water.
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