Scroll to the bottom of the post to get ALL the “12 Days” recipes from 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022!
Welcome to Day 2 of
The Twelve Days of Holiday Treats!
Once again, this year, from December 1st-12th I’ll post a new holiday treat recipe every day – inspiration for your holiday entertaining!
The recipes I’m sharing are small-er batch – each recipe makes 1-dozen or a few more smaller-sized treats that are simple to prepare and that use everyday ingredients and equipment so hopefully you’ll be able to whip up any of these on a whim. Check out the treats from 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 at the bottom of this post too for more inspiration!
Today’s recipe is a simple soft chocolate sugar cookie studded with pieces of broken-up candy cane. Sounds simple and maybe too simple – indeed, when they came out of the oven, I was convinced they needed to be dipped in chocolate or frosted or something but in fact, they are perfect just as they are.
They might not look like much but they are a thick, satisfying cookie with just a little “ooomph” from the mint essence and the candy cane gives a nice little bit of crunch. Best of all, they last a few days in an airtight container at room temperature (but I bet they won’t!). So, perfect for gift-giving or, you know, for yourself!
Soft Chocolate-Mint Sugar Cookies
Thick, soft chocolate sugar cookies with a hint of mint!
Ingredients
- 113g (1/2 cup/ 8 tablespoons) salted butter, softened
- 100g (1/2 cup) granulated sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon pure peppermint extract
- 225g (1 1/2 cups) all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1/4 cup crushed candy cane (from 6 small candy canes)
Instructions
- Line a baking tray with parchment paper or silicone baking sheets.
- Mix the butter and sugar together in a large bowl with electric hand beaters at high speed until pale in colour and creamy.
- Scrape the sides of the bowl and add the egg yolk and vanilla, then continue to beat until combined.
- Reduce the speed to low and add the flour and baking powder, mixing until the flour is just combined.
- With the speed still low, add the milk and beat until the dough starts to clump together.
- Mix in the crushed candy cane until it's just combined.
- Gather the dough together with your hands into a disk. Place the dough on a lightly floured surface or in between two large sheets of parchment paper and roll the dough until it’s roughly 1/3-inch thick.
- Use a 2 1/2-inch (approx 6cm) cookie cutter to cut 18-20 cookies.
- Place the cutout cookies on the prepared baking tray and put it in the freezer while you heat the oven.
- Preheat the oven to 350˚F.
- When the oven is at temperature, bake the cookies for 13- 16 minutes until the edges are set and the tops are firm with just a little give.
- Remove from the oven and place the trays on wire cooling racks to cool completely.
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Cuisinart 5-speed hand mixer
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Bakeware Set – 2 Aluminum Sheet Pan – Half Size (13" x 18")
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Reynolds Kitchens Parchment Paper Roll with SmartGrid - 3 Boxes
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Two Side Round Cookie Cutters, Set of 6
What do you think? Do you like the look of these?
Other sugar cookies you might enjoy!
Candy Cane Sugar Cookies
Simple sugar cookies with crushed candy cane baked through, topped with a simple "royal" icing.
Come back tomorrow for Day 3 of the 12 Days of Holiday Treats and scroll down for all the treats from 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022!
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Check out 2022’s 12 Days of Holiday Treats:
Day 1: Chocolate Peppermint Creme Cups
Day 2: Chocolate-Dipped Wafer Cookies
Day 3: Gingerbread madeleines
Day 4: Funfetti Cookies
Day 5: Chocolate Sugar Cookies
Day 6: Coffee Financiers
Day 7: No-Bake Strawbery Cheesecake Cups
Day 8: Holiday Joys
Day 9: Holiday Spice Marmalade
Day 10: Soft Molasses Cookies
Day 11: Coconut Roughs
Day 12: Holiday Lights Jam Sandwich Cookies
Check out 2021’s 12 Days of Holiday Treats:
Day 1: Speculoos financiers
Day 2: Chocolate Dipped Orange Sugar Cookies
Day 3: Madeleines à la Clémentine
Day 4: Chocolate Hazelnut Thumbprint Cookies
Day 5: Sunbutter and Jam Chocolate Cups
Day 6: Hot Chocolate and Marshmallow Cookies
Day 7: Linzer Cookies
Day 8: Chocolate-Hazelnut Sandwich Cookies
Day 9: Choc-Mint Thumbprint Cookies
Day 10: Pailles (Puff Pastry and Jam Cookies)
Day 11: Strawberry Santa Hats
Day 12: Mulled Wine Jam
Check out 2020’s 12 Days of Holiday Treats:
Day 1: Rice Krispie Wreaths
Day 2: Cranberry Cheesecake Bars
Day 3: Peppermint Bark
Day 4: Orangettes
Day 5: Rocky Road Chocolate Crackle Slice
Day 6: Candy Cane Sugar Cookies
Day 7: Orange Pim’s
Day 8: Mendiants
Day 9: Chewy Chocolate Mint Crackle Cookies
Day 10: Apricot, Coconut and Cranberry “truffles”
Day 11: Chocolate, Cherry and Almond Brownies
Day 12: Peppermint Hot Chocolate
Check out 2019’s 12 Days of Holiday Cookies:
Day 1: Easy Three Ingredient Shortbread
Day 2: Jam Drops
Day 3: Chocolate Caramel Slice
Day 4: Melting Moments
Day 5: White Christmas
Day 6: Langues de Chat
Day 7: Chocolate Coconut Slice
Day 8: Cornflake Biscuits
Day 9: Rocky Road
Day 10: Honey Joys
Day 11: Rum Ball Truffles
Day 12: Giant Florentine Cookie (to share)
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