Description
Festive white chocolate peppermint cookies blend creamy sweetness with refreshing mint for holiday cheer. Crisp edges and delicate crumble make these treats perfect companions to your winter celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 large egg (at room temperature)
- 1/2 cup (115 g) unsalted butter (softened)
- 1/2 cup (100 g) granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup (50 g) light brown sugar (firmly packed)
- 1 1/2 cups (180 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (170 g) high-quality white chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup (50 g) candy canes (finely crushed (approximately 50 small candy canes))
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp fine salt
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
Instructions
- Cream softened butter with granulated and light brown sugars in a large mixing bowl until the mixture becomes airy and pale, creating a smooth foundational texture for the cookies.
- Introduce vanilla extract and egg into the butter-sugar blend, stirring until completely integrated and uniform in consistency.
- Separately, carefully sift flour, salt, and baking soda through a fine-mesh strainer to eliminate potential clumps and guarantee even ingredient distribution.
- Gently fold dry ingredients into the wet mixture, stirring minimally to prevent overdeveloping gluten and maintaining a tender cookie structure.
- Delicately incorporate white chocolate chips and crushed candy canes throughout the dough, ensuring an even spread of festive flavors and textures.
- Scoop dough onto parchment-lined baking sheets, spacing cookies approximately 2 inches apart to allow proper expansion during baking at 375°F for 10-12 minutes, or until edges turn golden brown.
- Remove cookies from oven and let them rest on wire cooling racks until completely cooled, which helps solidify their delicate structure and concentrate their rich flavor profile.
Notes
- Soften butter completely at room temperature for optimal creaming with sugars, ensuring smooth and airy texture.
- Use fresh candy canes crushed finely for more intense peppermint flavor and attractive speckled appearance in cookies.
- Chill dough for 30 minutes before baking to prevent excessive spreading and maintain cookie shape during baking.
- Experiment with gluten-free flour blend for celiac-friendly version, maintaining similar texture and taste profile.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 124
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 58 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 16 g
- Fiber: 0.3 g
- Protein: 1.5 g
- Cholesterol: 13 mg