White Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
A holiday favorite cookie with a perfect pairing of milky white chocolate and crushed candy canes. These White Chocolate peppermint cookies will top your "nice" list.
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 240kcal
Cost: $12
Ingredients
- Parchment Paper or Silicone Mat
- 2 ½ cups All-purpose Flour 300 grams
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 1 cup Unsalted Butter room temp, 2 sticks
- ½ cup Light Brown Sugar
- ½ cup White Granulated Sugar
- 2 Large Eggs
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- ½ teaspoon Peppermint Extract
- 1 ½ cups White Chocolate Chips divided
- ½ cup Candy Cane Pieces crushed
- 4 ounces White Chocolate optional, for drizzling cookies
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 large baking sheets with Parchment Paper or silicone baking mats. Set aside. The parchment paper is highly recommended!!!
- In a medium bowl, 2 ½ cups All-purpose Flour, 1 teaspoon Baking Soda, and ½ teaspoon Salt. Stir until combined.
- In a large bowl, add 1 cup Unsalted Butter, ½ cup Light Brown Sugar, and ½ cup White Granulated Sugar. If using a mixer, beat at medium-high speed until creamy and fluffy. Add 2 Large Eggs, 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract, and ½ teaspoon Peppermint Extract and mix until well incorporated.
- Add dry ingredient mixture to butter mixture, ½ cup at a time, and mix on low speed between additions. Scrape the side of the bowl and mix until consistent. Do not overmix. (The point of mixing in smaller portions is to keep the flour from puffing into the air.)
- Set aside ⅓ cup of the chips. Fold the rest of the chips and the candy cane pieces into the batter with a spatula or spoon.
- Using a cookie scoop, drop dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet about 2 inches apart. Or you can roll balls of dough with your hands, about 1.5 Tablespoons, into balls.
- Bake 10-14 minutes or until edges are starting to golden, or desired level of crispness. If desired, nestle 2-3 chips into the tops of the cookies within 1-2 minutes of removing from the oven. Allow to cool for about 5 minutes before moving to a wire rack.
- If drizzling, melt the chopped white chocolate in the microwave in 20 second increments, stirring after each until completely melted. Drizzle over cooled cookies and sprinkle with a few pieces of crushed candy cane, if desired.
Nutrition
Serving: 16g | Calories: 240kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 45mg | Sodium: 77mg | Potassium: 121mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 377IU | Vitamin C: 0.02mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 2mg
