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By: MadelinePosted: 12/08/2022Updated: 12/22/2022

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Fold crushed candy canes and white chocolate chips in a peppermint cookie dough to make delicious Candy Cane Cookies. These peppermint cookies are perfect for Christmas!

Above view of peppermint cookies on a serving plate

Make the perfect peppermint cookie recipe for santa

Candy canes are a Christmas staple, but I don’t remember the last time I actually sat down and ate one. These candy cane cookies are the perfect way to enjoy the flavor of a candy cane at Christmas.

Mix up a simple peppermint cookie dough. Then, fold in some crushed candy canes and white chocolate chips and bake the cookies.

They are the perfect blend of soft and sweet with the cool crisp addition of candy canes. Leave these cookies for Santa and you are sure to make it onto the nice list!

Candy cane cookie recipe served with hot chocolate

Kitchen tools

  • Measuring spoons and measuring cups
  • Mixing bowls
  • Electric hand mixer
  • Spatula
  • Cookie measuring scoop
  • Baking sheet and parchment paper
  • Cooling rack

Serving Suggestions

It is perfect to serve this candy cane cookie recipe alongside any of your other favorite Christmas cookies. I love them as an afternoon snack with a cup of coffee.

For a double peppermint holiday snack serve the cookies alongside a homemade peppermint mocha latte.

Above view of ingredients for a candy cane cookie recipe

Ingredients

  • Butter
  • Granulated sugar
  • Egg
  • Peppermint extract
  • Flour
  • Baking powder and baking soda
  • Kosher salt
  • Crushed candy canes
  • White chocolate chips

Ingredient substitutions

It is very easy to make these peppermint cookies gluten free. Just use an all purpose 1:1 gluten free flour in place of regular all purpose flour.

You can use full candy canes and crush them yourself or buy them pre-crushed. For a slightly different flavor, use chopped andes mint candies in place of the white chocolate chips.

Peppermint cookie dough in a mixing bowl

How to make candy cane cookies

Step 1: Preheat Oven mix batter

To begin, preheat the oven to 350F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper

Then, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a small mixing bowl and set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, beat softened butter and sugar together with an electric hand mixer until fluffy. Pour in the egg and peppermint and beat again, scraping down the sides as needed.

Pour dry ingredients into wet and mix again with the mixer. It will take a minute for a cohesive dough to form so keep mixing until it does.

Step 2: fold in candy canes and place on baking sheet

Next, mix in the chocolate chips and the crushed candy canes with a flat spatula.

Then, scoop out about 2 tbsp of batter for each cookie and roll into a ball. Place on the lined baking sheet with space between each ball.

Step 3: Bake and cool

Finally, bake at 350F for 12-14 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly on the baking sheet and then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.

Above view of candy cane cookies on a cooling rack

Storage

Allow the cookies to cool completely. Then, transfer to an airtight container and at room temperature on the counter for up to 3 days.

To keep the cookies soft, store them with a slice of soft sandwich bread.

Check out these other christmas cookie recipes

  • Hot Cocoa Cookies
  • Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies
  • Holiday Almond Cookies
  • White Chocolate Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies

You can find the full recipe below. If you make this recipe, please rate and review it in the comments, or share it with me on Instagram!

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Recipe

Candy Cane Cookies

★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews

Make delicious peppermint cookies with crushed candy canes and white chocolate chips

Recipe By: Madeline
Prep: 10 minutesCook: 15 minutesTotal: 25 minutes
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Servings: 24 cookies 1x

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (2 sticks) of butter, room temperature
  • 1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg, room temperature
  • 1/2 tsp peppermint extract
  • 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp kosher salt
  • 3/4 cup crushed candy canes (about 10 full size candy canes crushed)
  • 3/4 cup white chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper
  2. Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a small mixing bowl and set aside.
  3. In a large mixing bowl, beat softened butter and sugar together with an electric hand mixer until fluffy. Pour in the egg and peppermint and beat again, scraping down the sides as needed.
  4. Pour dry ingredients into wet and mix again with the mixer. It will take a minute for a cohesive dough to form so keep mixing until it does.
  5. Mix in the chocolate chips and the crushed candy canes with a flat spatula
  6. Scoop out about 2 tbsp of batter for each cookie and roll into a ball. Place on the lined baking sheet with space between each ball
  7. Bake at 350F for 12-14 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly on the baking sheet and then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely

Notes

  • You can buy pre-crushed candy canes instead of crushing then yourself
  • You can use chopped andes mints in place of the white chocolate chips
This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.
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    Posted on 12/23 at 11:15 pm

    I haven’t even put these in the oven yet and I have to write this review already. They’re AMAZING. They smell so good and the dough is incredible. Can’t wait to try one baked.

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