When the holiday season hits, so do the invitations for cookie exchanges and festive parties. And, as a professional baker and recipe developer, I'm always looking for creative spins on the classics.

Add the dry cake mix, butter, egg, extracts, and cream cheese to a mixing bowl. Beat with a mixer until a soft dough forms. Stir in the cookie chunks, peppermint crunch pieces and chocolate chips ...

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Makes about 2 dozen 5- to 6-inch-long irregularly shaped cookies This combination of cookie and candy is hard to resist. Melting the chocolate chips on the cookie base helps the peppermint pieces ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I've been a professional baker for over 10 years. Everyone who tries these cookies asks me for the recipe. I'm a professional ...

I've been a professional baker for over 10 years. Everyone who tries these cookies asks me for the recipe. I'm a professional baker, and I make these easy peppermint crunch cookies every holiday ...