Vegan Candy Cane Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chewy vegan chocolate chip cookies full of crushed candy canes! An easy, festive version of a classic cookie.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Bake Time: 12 minutes
- Total Time: 27 minutes
- Yield: 25 3-inch Cookies 1x
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegan
Ingredients
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1 cup vegan butter, softened
1 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon nondairy milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 cups nondairy chocolate chips
2/3 cup crushed candy canes
Instructions
- Cookie Dough: In a large bowl, beat together the vegan butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar with an electric hand mixer until light and fluffy. This should take about 1 minute. Add in the nondairy milk, vanilla extract, peppermint extract, baking soda and salt. Beat again until ingredients are evenly distributed. Add the flour to the bowl and beat until just combined. Do not over-mix. Fold in the chocolate chips and crushed candy canes.
- Chill: Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator to chill for at least 1 hour. Cookie dough will keep this way for up to 48 hours.
- Bake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place 2-3 tablespoon scoops of cookie dough 2 inches apart on the baking sheet. Place baking sheet on center rack of preheated oven and bake for 12-14 minutes or until cookies are lightly golden. Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
*Cookies will keep in an airtight container at room temperature for 2-3 days or can be frozen for up to 1 month.
*This amount of dough will make multiple batches of cookies. Keep dough in the refrigerator between batches until you are ready to bake it. It is important to keep the dough as cold as possible to prevent over-spreading in the oven.
*You can purchase pre-crushed peppermint candies for this recipe or you can crush them yourself! To do this, place peppermint candies in a sealable plastic bag and crush candies using a saucepan with a handle or a rolling pin.
