I’ve been making these cookies for many holiday seasons now: White Christmas Crinkles
They’re a white chocolate cookie drizzled in chocolate and sprinkled with chopped candy canes.
I’ve always loved their festive look for holiday cookie platters and cookie exchange parties.
White Christmas Crinkles
A delicious sugar cookie topped with chocolate and crumbled peppermint.
Ingredients
- 4 ounces white baking bar with cocoa butter
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ⅓ cup butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup granulated white sugar
- 1 large egg
- ¼ cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 tablespoon shortening
- ½ cup crushed candy canes
- extra sugar, for rolling
Instructions
- Melt the baking bar in a small pan over low heat, stirring constantly. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, stir the flour, baking soda and ¼ teaspoon salt.
- In a separate small bowl, beat the butter with an electric mixer at medium speed for 30 seconds. Add 1 cup sugar and beat until well combined. Beat in the melted baking bar, egg, buttermilk, and vanilla. Add the flour mixture; beat until well mixed. Cover, chill dough at least one hour, or until easy to handle.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Shape the dough into 1 inch balls; roll in additional sugar. Place 2-inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes, or until bottoms are light brown. Remove and cool on wire rack.
- Meanwhile, in saucepan, cook and stir chocolate chips and shortening over low heat until melted. Drizzle over cookies and sprinkle with crushed candy.
Notes
- No buttermilk in your fridge? You may substitute milk plus ¾ teaspoon of lemon juice to get the same result.
- Chocolate chips and shortening can just as easily be melted in a pyrex dish or measuring cup in the microwave. Heat a little at a time, stirring every 30 seconds, until the mixture is melted and smooth.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie, Calories: 88kcal, Carbohydrates: 14g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 3g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 1g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 8mg, Sodium: 27mg, Potassium: 27mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 9g, Vitamin A: 49IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 9mg, Iron: 1mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Can the dough be refrigerated for a couple of days?
If you do that, I’d suggest keeping it in an airtight container. My fear would be drying it out.