Icebox Cookies Recipe
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Icebox Cookies Recipe
Description
This Icebox Cookies Recipe involves creaming softened butter with brown and white sugars, then beating in egg and vanilla to form a smooth base dough. Dry ingredients including flour, baking powder, and salt are added gradually for proper structure. Once combined, optional mix-ins such as crushed peppermint candies, white chocolate chips, chopped pistachios, or toffee bits are folded in gently. The dough is shaped into a log roughly 2 inches in diameter, wrapped in wax paper, and chilled for at least an hour to firm up for slicing.
Slices between 1/4 to 1/2 inch are placed spaced on a parchment-lined baking sheet and baked at 350°F (175°C) for 10-14 minutes until they develop a very light golden edge. The resulting cookies have a tender crumb balanced by added textures—crisp peppermint, nutty pistachio, or sweet toffee bits, depending on the chosen variation. This method allows for versatile customization and easy storage.
These cookies can be refrigerated overnight or refrigerated wrapped for a few days, making them suitable for make-ahead baking. Dividing dough into halves for different mix-ins extends variety with a single base dough batch. Variations like rolling the dough in sprinkles or combining cocoa powder with coffee are also possible, expanding flavor options.
Ingredients
Base Cookie Dough
- 2 Cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 Cup butter softened
- ½ Cup white sugar
- ½ Cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla
Peppermint Bark
- Start with base dough recipe and add in
- ¼ tsp peppermint extract
- ¼ Cup peppermint candies about 10 starlight mints, crushed
- ½ Cup white chocolate chips
Pistachio
- Start with base dough recipe-
- Swap 1 tsp Almond Extract in place of Vanilla Extract
- pistachios chopped, 1 cup
- green food coloring optional, 3-4 drops
Toffee
- Start with base dough and add in
- 1 Cup Toffee bits Heath brand
Instructions
- With the paddle attachment of a stand mixer cream butter until light and fluffy.
- Add in brown sugar and white sugar and continue to mix until well incorporated.
- Add in egg and vanilla and continue mixing until well blended.
- In a separate bowl whisk together flour, baking powder and salt.
- Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture mixing after each addition until all the flour is incorporated.
- Add in any mix ins and mix gently on low.
- Lay out a piece of wax paper on a flat surface. Scoop the dough into the center of the wax paper. Use the wax paper to help roll the dough into a long shape with a diameter of about 2 inches.
- Wrap the dough in the wax paper and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 350
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Slice the cookie dough into ¼- ½ inch slices.
- Place dough slices on prepared cookie sheet a couple of inches apart.
- Bake for 10-14 minutes or until they are a very lightly golden brown around the edge and appear dry in the center.
- Allow to cool for 2-3 minutes on the baking sheet before removing and allowing to cool completely on a wire rack.
Notes
- This base dough can be refrigerated overnight or wrapped and stored for a few days, permitting flexible baking schedules.
- Divide the dough and add different mix-ins to create a variety of cookies from one batch.
- Optional add-ins include sprinkles, chocolate chips with chopped pretzels, cocoa powder with instant coffee, or chopped dried pineapple with toasted coconut.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 36cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 113 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 113kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 14g | 5% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 19mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 82mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 33mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 165IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 16mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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