Description
Delicious chocolate chip cookies with a festive candy cane twist, perfect for the holidays!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter (226 grams, softened but not starting to melt)
- 1 cup granulated sugar (200 grams)
- ¾ cup brown sugar (156 grams, light or dark, I used light in the photos)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs (room temperature)
- 1 large egg yolk (in addition to the 2 whole eggs, do not use 3 large eggs)
- 3½ cups all-purpose flour (438 grams, measured properly)
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup crushed candy canes
- 1½ cups chocolate chips (270 grams, divided)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350℉ (180℃). Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or baking mats. Lining the cookie sheets is necessary in this recipe because the crushed candy canes can make the cookies stick to the cookie sheets.
- In a large bowl, beat together the butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar until creamed.
- Beat in the 2 eggs, additional egg yolk and vanilla extract. Turn off the mixer and scrape down the sides of the bowl.
- Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt into the bowl. Mix together, starting with the mixer on a low speed.
- Stir in the crushed candy canes and 1¼ cup chocolate chips (you’ll use the remaining ¼ cup for dotting on the tops of each cookie).
- Scoop the dough into balls with about 1 to 1½ tablespoons of dough each. Roll into a ball and place each ball about 2 inches (5 cm) apart on the lined cookie sheets.
- Bake 1 cookie sheet at a time in the middle of the preheated oven. Each tray will bake for about 9-12 minutes, or until the tops look just set.
- Cool the cookies on the cookie sheets. Place a few extra chocolate chips on the top of each cookie.
Notes
- The crushed candy canes can make the cookies stick a little to the parchment paper/baking mats.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 85mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 35mg