Loaded Candy Cane Chocolate Chip Cookies
These candy cane chocolate chip cookies are loaded with crushed up canes and pools of dark chocolate enveloped in a perfectly chewy chocolate chip cookie with just the right amount of crunch. You'll love these peppermint chocolate chip cookies all year long!
Ingredients
- ¾ cupunsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup3 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
- 1egg + 1 egg yolk, room temperature
- 1 tablespoonvanilla extract
- 1 ¾ cupall purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoonbaking soda
- 1 teaspoonsea salt + more for sprinkling
- 1 ½ cupssemi sweet chocolate
- 5regular sized candy canes, crushed up
Directions
- 1
In a large mixing bowl combine the melted butter and sugar. Whisk until smooth and glossy. Add in the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla extract. Mix well.
- 2
In separate bowl mix together the flour, salt and baking soda. Mix the dry ingredients into the wet until everything comes together. Fold in the chocolate and crushed up candy canes . Do not over mix.
- 3
Refrigerate the cookie dough for at least a half hour, or overnight.
- 4
When you are ready to bake the cookies, preheat the oven to 350°F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Use a 1 ounce cookie scoop to scoop the cookie dough out into balls, placing them 2 inches apart on the prepared sheet. Bake for 11 minutes, or until the edges are just golden brown and the centers have puffed up but are still gooey.
- 5
Allow to cool before eating!