This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at St Olaf chapter.
Candy canes are one of my favorite holiday treats. Used to decorate a Christmas tree or just to snack on, candy canes are an iconic holiday candy. These chewy, Red Velvet Peppermint Cookies have the right amount of peppermint flavor with a crunch of crushed candy canes.
They only call for cake mix and a few other easily found ingredients, and they take little time to prepare, making for great dorm kitchen cookies. I love the cake texture and the hint of peppermint flavor. My roommates loved these cookies and I am thinking about adding them to my regular Christmas cookie list because they were such a hit. All in all, a great, easy-to-make Christmas cookie!
All you need is:
- 1 box Red Velvet cake mix
- 6 tbl butter
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp peppermint extract
- ½ cup crushed candy canes
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- Melt butter and set aside to cool.
- In a large bowl mix cake mix, butter, egg, peppermint extract. Once mixed add in crushed candy canes.
- Refrigerate dough for an hour or until dough is chilled and hardened.
- Preheat oven to 357
- Mix powdered sugar and cornstarch in a bowl.
- Roll dough into small balls and then roll in powdered sugar mixture.
- Place spread out on a baking sheet and bake for 9 minutes. The cookies won’t look done, but trust me, they are. Let cool for a couple minutes on the sheet then spread on a cooling rack.