Peppermint Bark Cookies
Serves: 5
Amos O'Hara
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
50
Spice
51
Sweetness
56
Sourness
42
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.8
Difficulty
Ingredients:
2.5 cups
All-Purpose Flour1 tsp
Baking Soda1 tsp
Salt1 cup
Butter (softened)1 cup
Vegetable Shortening1 cup
White Sugar2
Eggs1 tsp
Vanilla Extract1 tsp
Red Food Coloring2 cups
White Chocolate ChipsDirections:
1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)
2
Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl
3
Beat butter, vegetable shortening, light brown sugar, and white sugar in a separate large bowl until creamy
4
Beat eggs, vanilla and peppermint extracts, and red food coloring into butter mixture until smooth
5
Gradually beat dry ingredients into wet ingredients until dough is smooth
6
Fold white chocolate chips and crushed candy canes into dough
7
Pinch off 1-tablespoon-sized pieces of dough, roll into balls, and place on ungreased baking sheets
8
Lightly flatten cookies with the bottom of a drinking glass
9
Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are set but not browned, 9 to 10 minutes
10
Let cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes before removing to finish cooling on wire racks