White Chocolate Peppermint Cookies are soft and tender. These festive peppermint cookies are a delicious addition to any holiday cookie tray.
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.
When I start getting in the holiday mood, one of the first things I think about is baking. I love having a pretty tray of sweets for holiday get-togethers.
I always bake some tried and true favorites like our Nut Rolls and our Lemon Snowflake Cookies and add a few that I’ve had on my want list. Included on this list was to come up with a Chocolate Peppermint Cookies recipe.
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 when I pulled out these beautifully domed peppermint cookies from the oven.
These cookies are soft and tender and the white chocolate mixes deliciously with the peppermint. They taste so festive, and the specks of red always add a holiday touch.
Ingredients for these Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
- Flour – All-purpose
- Baking soda
- Baking powder
- Butter – I used unsalted
- Sugar – white granulated
- Eggs – large
- Vanilla extract – I used pure but imitation is acceptable for baking
- White chocolate chips
- Peppermint candy cane pieces
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You can now buy peppermint already crushed into the perfect sized pieces. However, it’s not hard to crush your own candy canes. I put the candy canes in a zipped lock bag and whack it with a wooden rolling pin. It’s oddly satisfying.
Tips for making the perfect Chocolate Peppermint cookies:
- Don’t crush candy canes too finely. The peppermint candy canes are sugar and can cause the cookies to spread too much.
- Use a scoop when making cookies. They bake evenly when all the same size.
- Line the baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat. If the candy sticks to the baking sheet it can burn.
Peppermint Cookie variations:
- Substitute chocolate chips or chocolate mint chips for white chocolate chips 1:1.
- Add nuts such as macadamia or pecans.
- Add a few drops of red food coloring to the cookie dough for a pretty pink cookie.
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White Chocolate Peppermint Cookies Recipe
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 the 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, whip butter until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add sugar, vanilla, and eggs, mixing between each addition until combined.
- Gradually add dry ingredients to wet ingredients. Mix to combine. Add Chocolate Chips and crushed peppermint. Mix on low until evenly dispersed.
- 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 the cookies are lightly brown on the edges.
- Cool 2 minutes on a baking sheet and then remove the cookie filled parchment paper to a cooling rack. Cool completely.
- Store in an airtight container.
Notes
- Don’t crush candy canes too finely. The peppermint candy canes are sugar and can cause the cookies to spread too much.
- Use a scoop when making cookies. They bake evenly when all the same size.
- Line the baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat. If the candy sticks to the baking sheet it can burn.
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I hope you’ll join me on social media. If you make this recipe, take a picture and share it. I’d love to feature you and give you the thanks you deserve.
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.
What is your favorite treat to put on your holiday cookie platter? Please share!
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for spending some time with me today!
Michaela Kenkel says
I had a cookie similar to this a LONG time ago – I lost the recipe and I never found one that was even close!! THESE are the closest I have ever found! I am so grateful to have for your recipe! Thank you!
michele says
I had so much white chocolate leftover from another recipe so I baked these last night! I’m definitely putting these in our Christmas Cookie exchange!
Julie Menghini says
That’s a great idea! Thank you!
[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. 🙂