Easy Candy Cane Crinkles
I made these for the first time way back in December 2019. Now, whenever I have candy canes in the house, my family is always like, "Are you going to make your cookies?"
Servings 24 Cookies
Cost $0.07 Per Cookie or $1.57 Per 24 Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 3 Candy Canes Crushed. About 1/4 Cup
- 1/2 Cup Margarine**
- 1 Cup Granulated Sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/4 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/8 tsp Baking Soda
- 1/2 cup Powdered Sugar
Directions
- Prep Your Space: Let's get our kitchen ready for a little baking therapy! Preheat your oven to 350°F and grease your baking sheets with nonstick spray or line them with parchment paper. Set them aside so you're ready to go.
- Crush & Release: Put your candy canes into a plastic bag and give them a good smash with a rolling pin until they are finely crushed. Set those beautiful peppermint bits aside for later.
- Cream with Care: In a large bowl, cream together your softened margarine and sugar until the mixture becomes wonderfully light, fluffy, and smooth. Once it's perfect, mix in the vanilla and egg until combined.
- Whisk Your Dry Ingredients: In a separate small bowl, stir together your flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda—leaving the powdered sugar out for now.
- Bring It Together: Slowly mix your dry ingredients into the wet mixture until it's just combined. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula, and then gently stir in those crushed candy canes.
- Roll into Sweetness: Pour your powdered sugar onto a small plate. Scoop a heaping teaspoon of dough, roll it into a neat little ball in your hands, and coat it completely in the powdered sugar until it looks like a mini snowball. Place it on your baking sheet and repeat with the rest of the dough.
- Bake & Breathe: Bake for 9 to 11 minutes until the bottoms are a barely-there golden brown and the tops look beautifully matte and crinkled. Let them rest on the warm sheet for 3 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Adapted from Lauren’s Latest