How to Make Peppermint Bark Cookies - A Step-by-Step Guide

Peppermint Bark Cookies are a delightful holiday treat that combines the classic flavors of chocolate and peppermint. These cookies are perfect for serving at a festive gathering, giving as a homemade gift, or simply indulging in as a delicious sweet treat. The combination of rich chocolate, refreshing peppermint, and a crunchy texture make these cookies a standout dessert that everyone will love.

When you bite into a Peppermint Bark Cookie, you'll first experience the buttery sweetne...

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Ingredients

  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup butter, softened
  • ½ cup vegetable shortening
  • ¾ cup packed light brown sugar
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¾ teaspoon peppermint extract
  • ½ teaspoon red food coloring
  • 2 cups white chocolate chips
  • 6 peppermint candy canes, crushed - or more to taste

Information

  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Cook Time: 10 mins
  • Additional Time: 5 mins
  • Total Time: 35 mins
  • Servings: 48
  • Yield: 4 dozen cookies

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Beat butter, vegetable shortening, light brown sugar, and white sugar in a separate large bowl until creamy. Beat eggs, vanilla and peppermint extracts, and red food coloring into butter mixture until smooth. Gradually beat dry ingredients into wet ingredients until dough is smooth. Fold white chocolate chips and crushed candy canes into dough.
  • Pinch off 1-tablespoon-sized pieces of dough, roll into balls, and place on ungreased baking sheets. Lightly flatten cookies with the bottom of a drinking glass.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are set but not browned, 9 to 10 minutes. Let cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes before removing to finish cooling on wire racks.
  • Nutrition

    140 cal.

    • Total Fat: 7g
    • Saturated Fat: 3g
    • Cholesterol: 14mg
    • Sodium: 77mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 18g
    • Dietary Fiber: 0g
    • Total Sugars: 12g
    • Protein: 2g
    • Calcium: 27mg
    • Iron: 0mg
    • Potassium: 15mg