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These peppermint white chocolate cookies are soft, chewy & filled with crushed candy canes. Perfect for Christmas
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White Chocolate Candy Cane Cookies

These white chocolate candy cane cookies are the perfect holiday chocolate chip cookie recipe. They're soft, chewy, filled with Christmas cheer & super pretty! 
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Christmas Cookies, White Chocolate Candy Cane Cookies
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 36 cookies

Ingredients

  • ½ cup unsalted butter softened
  • ½ cup shortening
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • ¾ cup brown sugar
  • 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
  • 2 large eggs
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ cup crushed candy canes
  • 1 cup white chocolate chips plus more for dotting on the tops

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350F degrees and line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  • In a large bowl beat together the butter, shortening, white sugar & brown sugar until fluffy (about 2 minutes).
  • Add in the vanilla extract & peppermint extract, then mix in the eggs 1 at a time.
  • Turn the mixer down to low speed and mix in the flour, baking soda & salt. If the dough sticks to your fingers when you squeeze it between them - add in a little more flour 1 tablespoon at a time.
  • Mix in the crushed candy canes & white chocolate chips.
  • Form the dough into balls about 1 - 1.5 tablespoons in size* and place 2 inches apart on the lined cookie sheets.
  • Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until the tops look just set. Remove from the oven and place a few white chocolate chips on the top of each cookie (optional).
  • Cool on the cookie sheet for 10 minutes, then continue cooling on a wire rack.

Notes

*For larger cookies, form the dough into balls about 3 tablespoons in size and form the dough balls so that they're taller than they are wide. Bake for 12-14 minutes, or until the tops look just set. 
To freeze the cookie dough, make the recipe through step 5 (without turning on the oven in step 1). Form the dough into balls and place them in a freezer bag. Remove the excess air, zipper close, and freeze for up to 2 months. When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350F degrees and place the cookies on lined cookie sheets. Bake from frozen. They'll need an extra minute or 2.