There are things I allow myself to buy… things like new jeans, the occasional pair of fancypants shoes, milk, butter, frozen yogurt and a bottle of chocolate syrup. Ok… to be honest, I allow myself to buy a lot of things.

There are things that I do not, under any circumstances, allow myself to buy: Oreos. Double Stuff Oreos. Yes, it may sound silly, but I am not allowed to buy Oreos. It’s a rule. In my brain. That makes it real.

Why the silly strict Oreo rule? About ten years back, when I was the all-knowing eighteen year old that brazenly moved out of my parents’ house and across the country, I realized that I had to find a way to feed myself. Not a problem. Just go to the grocery store, right? Suuure. I took myself to the grocery store and bought every single bit of junk food that my parents’ had (wisely) withheld from me for eighteen years. Chesee puffs, orange soda, fruit roll-ups and Oreos… sooo many Oreos. It turns out, a girl can live on Oreos alone…. for about a week… and then comes an epic Oreo hangover that is not to be forgotten.

So. Fine. No more Oreos.

No more store bought Oreos. Homemade Oreos with a touch of peppermint? That’s ok, right? Totally ok! Are you in? Heeeeck yes! It’s December. Let’s milk this chocolate and peppermint thing while we have the chance.

You might remember these cookies. I’ve made them before with an espresso filling. Delicious.

This time around I opted for a lightly pepperminted white chocolate filling. Combined with the salty, crunchy, chocolate cookie… divine.

Here are a few tips when making these cookies:

Don’t make the dough until you’re ready to use it. It does not need to be refrigerated. It goes straight from the mixing bowl to the counter to roll out.

Make sure the butter is at room temperature and cut into small chunks to mix into the dry ingredients… otherwise the cookies won’t bake up right. Weird but true.

When making the filling, Chop the chocolate as fine as you can. Even if you’re lazy like me… keep chopping. This will insure that all of the chocolate melts when the hot cream is poured over it. I don’t like lumps. I’m assuming that you don’t like lumps either.

To fill the cookies you can use either a pastry bag or a 1/2 teaspoon. Both work!