Peppermint Bark Cookies

A festive and delicious holiday-themed chocolate chip cookie recipe has white chocolate chips and crushed candy canes for a pretty addition to the cookie tray.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 140 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups white chocolate chips
• 6 peppermint candy canes, crushed - or more to taste
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 cup butter, softened
• 2.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.5 cup white sugar
• 0.75 cup packed light brown sugar
• 0.5 cup vegetable shortening
• 0.5 teaspoon red food coloring
• 0.75 teaspoon peppermint extract

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Beat butter, vegetable shortening, light brown sugar, and white sugar in a separate large bowl until creamy. Beat eggs, vanilla and peppermint extracts, and red food coloring into butter mixture until smooth. Gradually beat dry ingredients into wet ingredients until dough is smooth. Fold white chocolate chips and crushed candy canes into dough.

Step 3

Pinch off 1-tablespoon-sized pieces of dough, roll into balls, and place on ungreased baking sheets. Lightly flatten cookies with the bottom of a drinking glass.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are set but not browned, 9 to 10 minutes. Let cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes before removing to finish cooling on wire racks.