The Cookie Jar – Minty White Chocolate Cookies

by Leigh Anne on November 9, 2007

About a month ago I was at Cost Plus – World Market and found a bag of Andes Peppermint Crunch – wasn’t sure what I would do with them but they sounded good so I bought them, brought them home and stuck them in the freezer.

This week as I was doing some bedtime reading of my most recent holiday baking magazines I found the perfect recipe to use them in – the one I am sharing today - minty white chocolate cookies!  What a perfect combination – two of my favorite flavors!   I have to say that the dough for these cookies is SO GOOD you may never get any of them baked – but save some for baking because there is nothing better than a warm cookie right out of the oven.  We shared a plate of these with our neighbors and they received rave reviews!!  (they even agreed to help me move a dresser upstairs after eating the cookies – thank you Katie, Tom and Debbie!)

1 cup unsalted butter, softened

1 1/2 cups sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla extract

2 1/4 cups flour

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. salt

1 3/4 cups white chocolate chips

1 3/4 cups peppermint baking chips

Beat butter and sugar until creamy.  Add eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition.  Add vanilla.

Add flour, baking soda and salt into butter mixture.  Fold in white chocolate chips and peppermint chips.  Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

Bake at 350 degrees.  Line baking pan with parchment paper.  Drop dough by heaping teaspoonfuls, 2 inches apart (they will spread).  Bake for 12-15 minutes or until light golden brown.  Let cool on pan for 5 minutes.  Remove to wire rack to cool completely.

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{ 4 comments… read them below or add one }

1 Michelle in Roswell November 12, 2007 at 5:13 pm

I did the exact same thing. My bag is still in the freezer. I thought I would eat them plain or see if there was a recipe on the bag. I’ll have to try this recipe.

2 Kirsty December 4, 2008 at 1:44 pm

Those look great! I’m not sure that I’ve ever seen peppermint baking chips though. Are they easily available?

3 jennie December 19, 2008 at 6:14 pm

oh, these look so yummy and it is nice to find a good recipe without nuts (im allergic)!

4 ANessa February 25, 2010 at 9:28 am

These cookies look amazing and i hope they taste as good as they look

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