Description
Dark and white chocolate chips, and candy canes make these Peppermint Chocolate Chip Cookies such a perfect treat to celebrate the holidays!
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup sugar
- ⅓ cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1 ½ tsp vanilla
- 1 large egg
- 1 ½ cups flour
- ½ tsp sea salt
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¾ cup white chocolate chips
- ¾ cup dark or regular chocolate chips
- 5 candy canes, crushed into fine pieces
Instructions
- Cream butter, sugar and brown sugar for 3-4 minutes
- Add vanilla and egg; mix until incorporated
- Whisk flour, sea salt, and baking soda; fold into wet ingredients
- Stir in chocolate chips and candy canes
- Chill dough 30-60 minutes
- Preheat oven to 350°F; scoop dough onto baking sheet
- Bake 9-12 minutes until edges golden
- Cool cookies before serving
Notes
- Softened butter should be cool to touch
- Flour weight conversions: 1 cup = 204g
- Cream butter and sugar for at least 3 minutes
- Crush candy canes finely to prevent spreading
- Add 1-2 tablespoons flour if cookies spread too much
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 80mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 26g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 35mg