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How to bake the Best Christmas Candy Cane Cookies

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These Christmas Candy Cookies are a peppermint candy cane cookie. These Candy Cane cookies are the best peppermint cookies.

Christmas candy cookies, peppermint cookies, candy cane cookiesThis post may contain affiliate links which means if you purchase we may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you.

 

 

These Christmas Candy Cookies are just divine, they have the clean taste of peppermint.  And these cookies are soft and chewy exactly the way a great cookie should be.

 

 

Making Christmas cookies is making memories and is on the top of our to-do list for this busy season.   We love having all the grandkids in the kitchen with flour in the air, and sugar everywhere.   They pull out the KitchenAid mixer and all the cookie sheets.   Then we throw a stack of cookie cooling racks on the counter and start baking.
And these first cookie we start with are these peppermint cookies.

 

 

Christmas Candy Cane Chewy Cookies

 

 

Next, to the classic chocolate chip cookie, these peppermint candy cookies are on the top of the list for great Christmas candy cookies here at the Ranch.
So grab your rolling pin, mallet or whatever else you have, to start crushing up some candy canes for these lovely treats.
And these Candy Cane Cookies are a must for all our cookie exchanges because these Peppermint Candy Cane Cookies make the best Christmas Candy Cookies ever.   But seriously how, can you beat a chewy sugar cookie with crushed peppermint baked inside?  You just can’t.
The easiest way to make peppermint cookies are with crushed Christmas candy canes.  These Peppermint candy cane cookies and are chewy and delicious and have the awesome flavor of mint.

 

 

 

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Best Christmas Candy Cookies

Christmas Candy Cookies are a peppermint candy cane cookie. These Peppermint Candy Cane cookies are the best peppermint cookies.
Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time30 mins
Cooling Time3 mins
Total Time45 mins
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: candy cane cookies, Christmas Candy Cookies, peppermint candy cane cookies, Peppermint Candy Cookies
Servings: 8
Author: Evelyn

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  • Prepare cookie sheets using non-stick cooking spray or better yet a silicone baking mat.
  • Place candy canes in a zip lock bag and crush using a rolling pin
  • In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, whip in vanilla and egg, scraping the sides of the bowl and mixing well
  • In a separate bowl stir flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda together, pour into the large bowl and mix carefully until well combined with the butter, sugar, egg mixture
  • Fold in crushed candy cane and mix gently
  • Pour powdered sugar on a large plate. Scoop a heaping teaspoon of dough, form into a ball and roll in the powdered sugar, place on baking sheets
  • Repeat with remaining dough, placing dough balls far enough apart so they have plenty of room without melting into each other
  • Bake 10-12 minutes until bottoms just start to brown, remove from oven and let cool about 3 minutes prior to moving to a cooling rack.


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Comments

  2. Joy

    December 2, 2013 at 8:15 pm

    Oh, my goodness, Evelyn, these are the ULTIMATE Christmas cookies! Perfect for the holidays, and I can't wait to try them. They must smell amazing while they are baking!

    Love, Joy

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  3. Michelle

    December 2, 2013 at 11:56 pm

    I can tell from the pictures that these are perfectly chewy cookies. Fun idea too! Plus, my son would love smashing candy canes. (Truthfully, I do too!)

    Thank you for sharing!

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  6. Doreen@househoneys

    December 3, 2013 at 3:51 am

    These couldn't be more perfect for this time of year, and they actually bring back some recent memories for me. Up until three years ago, every year I would bake about 600-800 cookies and distribute them as gifts to some of our customers and these were very similar to some I made. I love the chewiness of these and they're so festive looking!

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  22. Kelley @ TheGrantLife.com

    December 8, 2013 at 3:38 am

    These look great Evelyn! I love a good chewy cookie! SO festive too! Ill have to try these soon!

    Thanks for linking up to the Life of the Party! Im going to feature this tomorrow in an "Easy Homemade Christmas Dessert" roundup!

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  30. Michelle

    December 22, 2013 at 7:59 pm

    I'm in the middle of making these right now. I planned on 2 batches for co-workers but had to mix up another. My son (the little devil) stood a t the counter and ate a dozen (at least). Nice festive cookies, Evelyn! Good cookie to use for something non-chocolate. BTW I got about 2 doz per batch.

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  35. Lorelai @ Life With Lorelai

    November 11, 2014 at 6:20 pm

    I'm having a great time co-hosting The Ultimate Virtual Cookie & Goodies Part & Giveaway. Thanks for linking up your tasty recipe! Stop back by the party and exchange more recipes. Pinned, Shared, and Tweeted… 🙂

    ~Lorelai
    Life With Lorelai

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  38. JLA

    December 25, 2015 at 8:19 am

    I just made a batch of these scrumptious cookies. They are so chewy and delicious. I also added some white chocolate chips to some as they were cooling. Will be adding this recipe to our Christmas treat menu! :))

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