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Grandma's Peppermint Puff Cookies Recipe
Peppermint Puff Cookies combine the best parts of a classic cookie with the best parts of a smooth buttery peppermint candy. Add a chocolate chip for sweetness and you have my Grandma’s favorite Christmas treat.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 246 kcal
Course:
Baked Goods
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- ¾ cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup granulated sugar divided
- 1 egg divided
- 3 Tablespoons milk
- 2 cup all purpose flour
- ½ cup crushed peppermint candy canes
- 3-4 dozen semi sweet chocolate morsels
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, cream butter until smooth, about 2 minutes. Add vanilla and 1/4 cup granulated sugar. Beat until creamy. Add in egg YOLK and milk. Slowly add flour and crushed candy canes.
- Mixture will be VERY crumbly at this point.
- Taking about 2 tablespoons of CRUMBS, press in palm of hand to shape into a 1" ball. Repeat for remaining dough.
- In small bowl, whip egg whites for about 30 seconds until foamy. Put remaining 3/4 cup sugar in a separate bowl.
- Dip each ball into egg whites comletely coating, then letting the excess drip off. Then roll in sugar carefully. Lay cookies on a parchment paper lined baking sheet, about 2 inches apart.
- Press a chocolate chip onto the top gently (it will adhere during the cooking).
- Bake cookies in a 350 degree oven for 15 minutes.
- Remove and cool 10 minutes on pan before transferring to a wire rack. The bottoms will have extra egg white crisps that you can break off when you transfer to the rack. Cool completely.
- Store cookies in air tight container for one week. ENJOY
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Notes
- Keep them in a sealed container at room temperature for up to 1 week.
- I don’t recommend freezing Peppermint Puff Cookies. Freezing and thawing will change the consistency of the cookie–and the texture is one of the things that makes them so good!
- I got about 3 dozen cookies from this dough measuring 2 tablespoons of dough per cookie.
- See blog post for more recipe tips and tricks.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1cookie
Calories
246kcal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
26g
(9%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
15g
(23%)
Saturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
17mg
(6%)
Sodium
6mg
(0%)
Potassium
171mg
(5%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
16g
(32%)
Vitamin A
141IU
(3%)
Calcium
22mg
(2%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 246
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 246kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 26g | 9% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 17mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 6mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 171mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 16g | 32% |
| Vitamin A | 141IU | 3% |
| Calcium | 22mg | 2% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.