Santa’s Cookie – Triple Peppermint Chews
Everyone knows you must leave cookies and milk for Santa on Christmas Eve. I have a direct line to the jolly old man, and he told me that peppermint cookies are his favorites! I quickly got to the kitchen and made these cookies. They are super easy and very addictive — you can’t eat just one. What I love about these cookies is that they expand out really flat and thin, but with the candy cane pieces inside, they become really chewy and not crisp. Make a batch of these for Santa Clause this year. He (and you) will be delighted.
Santa’s Cookie – Triple Peppermint Chews
2014-12-22 16:17:00
What I love about these cookies is that they expand out really flat and thin, but with the candy cane pieces inside, they become really chewy and not crisp
Ingredients
- 1 stick unsalted butter at room temperature
- ½ cup golden brown sugar
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ teaspoon peppermint extract
- 1 ½ cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- pinch of salt
- 1 cup Andes Mints baking chips
- 12 full size candy canes
Instructions
- In a food processor, pulse the candy canes. You want a fine powder with some chunks as well.
- Cream the butter and sugar in the bowl of a mixer.
- Add in the egg and vanilla; mix until combined.
- Sift together the flour, soda, powder and salt.
- With the mixer on low speed, add in the dry ingredients. Mix until combined.
- Stir in the candy cane crumbs and Andes Mints baking chips.
- Chill dough for 15 minutes in the fridge.
- Scoop out 1 inch rounds of dough and place onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Make sure you space them at least 2-3 inches apart as these cookies will spread out during baking.
- Bake in a 350 degree oven for 7 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
Shaun Myrick https://www.shaunmyrick.com/
