Desserts

Chocolate-Candy Cane Cookies

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The star of the cookie exchange just arrived: rich with cream cheese, drizzled with white chocolate and topped with crushed peppermint candy. Merry yummy.

time

prep:

20 min

total:

32 min

servings

total:

about 4-1/2 doz. or 26 servings, 2 cookies each

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What You Need

pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

3/4

cup butter, softened

cup sugar

tsp. vanilla

2-1/2

cups flour

1/2

tsp. baking soda

squares BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, melted

pkg. (6 squares) BAKER'S White Chocolate

hard peppermint candies, crushed

Make It

HEAT oven to 350ºF.

BEAT first 4 ingredients in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add flour and baking soda; mix well. Blend in melted chocolate. (Dough will be stiff.)

ROLL tablespoonfuls of dough into 52 balls; roll each into 3-inch-long rope. Place, 2 inches apart, on baking sheets, bending top of each slightly to resemble candy cane.

BAKE 10 to 12 min. or until puffed and set; cool 5 min. on baking sheets. Remove to wire racks; cool completely. Melt white chocolate; drizzle over cookies. Sprinkle with crushed candy. Let stand until chocolate is firm.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Note from the Kraft Kitchens

Thank you. We heard your feedback and retested the recipe. We updated the recipe to note that the dough will be stiff. If your dough is too sticky to easily roll into balls, just refrigerate for 30 min. or until dough is easy to handle. For best results, do not use margarine or vegetable oil spread in place of the butter.

Size-Wise

Enjoy your favorite foods while keeping portion size in mind.

Note

A minute or two can make the difference between perfectly baked cookies and over-baked cookies. Since oven temperatures can vary, check cookies at the lowest bake time and remove from the oven when centers are set.

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a cook

posted:12/20/2011

These were very easy to make, a soft cookie. I do have a hard time drizzling, so I actually dipped the curved part in the melted white chocolate, then put on the crushed peppermint candies. Looks like snow on top. I have them in the freezer to serve Christmas Eve.

sportybear13

posted:12/16/2011

They don't look like the picture. Fairly messy to make, and taste wise aren't that great either.

kpearce626

posted:12/14/2011

Tasted good but the dough was very hard to work with and they flattened out during cooking (they do NOT look like the pictures). I refrigerated the dough for about 2 hours and floured my hands before rolling out each cookie, which helped. I cooked them for 11 min at 400 and they crisped up better.

a cook

posted:12/1/2011

Make these every year and they are always a hit. I add a little peppermint extract to the dough, then I can decorate with anything, yet still have the chocolate and minty flavor.

Mary10210808

posted:2/28/2011

The cookies had better taste after they sat a couple days. Broke easily as a cane shape.

eyaple

posted:12/30/2010

This recipe was very easy to make and the dough was perfect for rolling into balls to form the candy canes. I made mine w/ half sweet & non-sugar chocolate squares and it was just fine. By the time you added the melted white chocolate & candy canes pieces, they were plenty sweet. Everyone enjoyed them!

uncaslarry

posted:12/15/2010

These taste great but are so fragile they fall apart. I have a cookie jar full of pieces.No matter what I did they fell apart. Make as a drop cookie to get taste but don't try as candy canes

hjwalker1

posted:12/14/2010

I made these for a cookie exchange and they were the hit of the party! They looked adorable - some people even (jokingly) accused me of buying them from a bakery! The cookies themselves are a little bland and could use some more flavor, but the chocolate drizzle and peppermint coating make them quite yummy.

madduck13

posted:12/7/2010

LOVE these cookies! The recipe makes a lot and they actually get better over several days. We've made them in different shapes too, depending on the occasion. I use sprinkles as well as candy cane pieces.

a cook

posted:12/2/2010

I use a fork to drizzle the white chocolate. I also add dye of red/green. These are always a hit and ppl want the recipe. I have made these for years & I have never had a problem. My kids enjoy helping to shape the dough in candy canes. The Cookies do break easily. Happy Baking :0)