White Chocolate Peppermint cookies are soft, tender and delicious. They are quick and easy to make and perfect for enjoying with a friend over a hot chocolate.
There is nothing like a cold winters day or the holidays to make me start to crave hot chocolate and peppermint. It’s festive and just warms you from the inside out. White Chocolate Peppermint cookies will go perfectly with a cup of hot chocolate.
[Tweet “White Chocolate Peppermint Cookies are perfect for the #holidays #cookies”]In preparation for the holidays, I always bake some tried and true favorites and add a few that I’ve had on my want list. Included on this list was to come up with a White Chocolate Peppermint Cookie.
You know I love to bake right? Well, there is something about developing cookies. I have about a 50% success rate. The last two varieties that I tried flopped with a capital F for failure. My first attempt at these cookies turned out as flat as pancakes. I dumped the batter after trying to adjust the size of the cookie and temperature of my oven three separate ways. I really do get bummed out about throwing away ingredients like this.
After sleeping on it and wallowing in defeat I decided to give it another try. I made some adjustments to the recipe and held my breath. You could have heard my taa daa a block away! These cookies are soft and tender and the white chocolate mixes beautifully with the peppermint.
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White Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
Ingredients
- 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 12 tbs unsalted butter softened to room temperature
- 1-1/4 cups white granulated sugar
- 2 eggs room temperature
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup crushed peppermint
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Whisk together to combine.
- In the bowl of an electric stand mixer, beat butter until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add sugar, vanilla, and eggs, mixing between each addition.
- Gradually add dry ingredients to wet ingredients. Mix to combine. Add Chocolate Chips and crushed peppermint. Mix on low until combined.
- Chill for at least 30 minutes.
- Scoop batter into 1-inch balls and put on a prepared baking sheet, two inches apart.
- Bake for approximately 10 minutes or until cookies lightly brown on the edges.
- Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet and then remove parchment paper to a cooling rack. Cool completely.
- Store in an airtight container.
Notes
Nutrition
Now you’ve told me in the past that you wanted proof that failures come out of my kitchen. Well, here’s proof! I thought I’d never say this, but there is such a thing as too much butter.
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[email protected] says
These cookies look like something my kids would love! So festive and tasty! I like that you included the photo of the “epic fail” cookies too–we’ve all been there!! 🙂 I will pin this recipe for the holidays!
Julie Menghini says
Thank you, Jenny! I appreciate you sharing too.
Sandhya Nadkarni says
Julie,
I admire you for developing new cookie recipes. I love to develop new recipes too and can certainly relate to those taa daa moments 😉
The white chocolate and peppermint is a match made in heaven and they look so festive too.
Thanks for sharing them at Fiesta Friday!
Julie Menghini says
Thank you Sandhya! I really appreciate you co-hosting this week too!
Megan @ MegUnprocessed says
This looks fantastic! Great holiday treat!
Julie Menghini says
Thank you Megan!
mira says
This combination sounds delicious! Need to try these cookies 🙂
Julie Menghini says
Thank you Mira! We really enjoyed them.
Antonia says
Julie, these are beautiful and so are your photos! Such a yummy and perfect holiday cookie! 😀
Julie Menghini says
Thank you so much Antonia!
pattisj says
They have a website, and I found it’s half the price online.
Julie Menghini says
Awesome Patti! Thank you for the tip!
Serena says
Love the white chocolate peppermint combo! These look so good!
Julie Menghini says
Thank you Serena! They are warm and cool all at the same time.
pattisj says
Thanks, Julie. I didn’t know you could buy it already crushed. I ordered the tea last night after thinking about it again. Limited time only, better get yours! 😉
Julie Menghini says
Thank you for letting me know, Patti! We have a Teavana at the mall. I’ll have to risk my life and get some LOL! 🙂
Teresa Blackburn says
Wonderful peppermint cookie recipe! Looks easy and very seasonal. I am a lover of all things peppermint especially this time of year. Happy Holidays.
Julie Menghini says
Thank you so much Teresa! Happy Holidays to you too!
[email protected] says
Your cookies look so pretty! Even the ones with too much butter. I’m sure they were all delicious!
Julie Menghini says
Hahaha Ana! Those flat cookies weren’t very photogenic but they sure tasted good. Butter is a wonderful thing except on my hips!
pattisj says
Do you crush candy canes for your peppermint? Teavana has a white chocolate peppermint tea. It’s wonderful!
Julie Menghini says
I love Teavana Patti! I’ll have to get some of that tea. I know I’d love it! I actually bought some crushed peppermint and it’s so nice not crushing my own which I have done.
Meghan | Fox and Briar says
Julie! I wish you were my neighbor! I just attempted a batch of cookies with candy cane in them and they were a total fail! I need to pick your brain – of course yours look perfect!
Julie Menghini says
Hahaha Meghan I wish you were my neighbor too! We could sip on a few mules while baking our epic failure cookies!
Debbie Spivey says
I don’t think I have ever had white chocolate and peppermint in a cookie. Yum!
Julie Menghini says
Thank you Debbie! It is really good especially if you don’t overdo the peppermint.
Loretta says
The third time works a charm Julie 🙂 These cookies prove that for sure, if at first you don’t succeed then try and try again. You did it yeah! I find it hard to believe that you’d have baking errors in your kitchen. They look so festive and moreish.
Julie Menghini says
My fails just bum me out Loretta! I don’t like wasting ingredients. John thought I’d committed a crime by throwing out the batter. This last attempt did turn out really yummy though. Are you holiday baking? What’s your favorite?
Jessica says
When should I come over?
Julie Menghini says
I took them to Lincoln Jessica! My brother-in-law had surgery and I took him goodies and chili.
Sonal says
I love these cookies Julie! And yes too much butter can spoil a cookie
Julie Menghini says
Thank you Sonal! Even though they were sad looking they still tasted pretty darned good. 🙂