Day 14 of our 25 days of holiday cookies and treats and I think this recipe may be the most holidayish of them all. Not sure if holidayish is a word but it sounds good right? OK, back to the cookies….drum roll please…….White Chocolate Candy Cane Cookies!!!!!
Yep! White chocolate and candy canes all mixed up in a cookies = pure holiday bliss!
Have you seen the other 25 Days of Holiday cookies and treats
Day 1 – Krumkake
Day 2 – Crock Pot Cinnamon Pecans
Day 3 – Sweet & Spicy Almonds
Day 4 – Minty Chocolate Balls
Day 5 – Chocolate Shortbread Cookies
Day 6- Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies
Day 7- Molasses Cookies
Day 8- Ranger Cookies
Day 9 – Coconut Pineapple Drop Cookies
Day 10- Chocolate Chip Coconut Rum Cookies
Day 11 – Apricot Coconut Cookie
Day 12 – Butter Pecan Cookies
Day 13 – Frosted Pineapple Cookies
I am madly deeply in love with these cookies. They look like Christmas to me. The combination of candy canes and white chocolate is mouthwateringly good.
White Chocolate Candy Cane Cookies
Ingredients
8 oz white chocolate baking squares with cocoa butter
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
2 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
2/3 cup finely crushed peppermint candy canes
Directions
preheat oven to 375 degrees, line cookies sheets with parchment paper
1. Chop 4 ounces of white chocolate, set aside
2. In a small saucepan cook and stir the remaining 4 ounces of white chocolate over low heat until melted. set aside to cool
3. Beat butter with an electric mixer for 30 seconds, add sugar, baking powder and salt. Beat until combined
4. Beat in eggs and vanilla
5. Beat in melted white chocolate
6. Beat in as much flour as you can, stir in remaining flour if needed
7. Stir in chopped white chocolate and candy cane pieces
8. Drop by spoonful on prepared baking sheets, bake for 8 to 10 minutes until lightly brown
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- 8 oz white chocolate baking squares with cocoa butter
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 2/3 cup peppermint candy canes finely crushed
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees, line cookies sheets with parchment paper
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Chop 4 ounces of white chocolate, set aside
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In a small saucepan cook and stir the remaining 4 ounces of white chocolate over low heat until melted. set aside to cool
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Beat butter with an electric mixer for 30 seconds, add sugar, baking powder and salt. Beat until combined
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Beat in eggs and vanilla
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Beat in melted white chocolate
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Beat in as much flour as you can, stir in remaining flour if needed
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Stir in chopped white chocolate and candy cane pieces
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Drop by spoonful on prepared baking sheets, bake for 8 to 10 minutes until lightly brown
Recipe adapted from Better Homes and Gardens Christmas Cooking from the Heart
I do not have a website, the website listed is for a rescue I work for. I’m commenting because I was curious as to how may dozen cookies does each batch of this recipe make.