Peppermint Bark Sugar Cookies are scrumptious cookies that bring together everything you love about sugar cookies AND everything you love about peppermint bark in one bite! These sugar cookies are quick and easy to make, absolutely melt in your mouth, and are just the thing for your Christmas goodies plate!
A few years ago I posted this Mint Chip Sugar Cookie Recipe on my blog. It’s been the most popular recipe on my blog since then! I’ve made them a million times and they turn out every single time. They are fun because they are green, and I can’t even tell you how soft and yummy they are. I created them because I like mint, and because I like sugar cookies, and because I don’t like rolling out sugar cookies or frosting them when they are done. Who has time for that, especially during the holidays? Not me. That’s who.
I made my standby Mint Chip Sugar Cookies a few times this Christmas season. Trust me; they are always the first cookies to disappear! I decided to try switching the recipe up a little and Peppermint Bark Sugar Cookies are just as good as the green ones.
Like I said, I don’t really have time to roll out and decorate sugar cookies during Christmas time, especially when there is a prefect alternative. These are dropped cookies (fast) and turn out so pretty every time! With the time I save I can do crazy things like payroll, end of the year reporting, and a little Amazon shopping!
I had to post this picture because I wanted you to see how cute my Mr. & Mrs. Claus salt and pepper shakers are! I heart them!
If you are dying for all that soft, yumminess we all love in a sugar cookie whip up a batch of these. Your house will smell amazing while you bake them, and your family will love you forever! Now that’s what Christmas is about! (Does anyone else have a family that loves you because you make delicious treats and do mountains of laundry and pick them up from basketball practice and that’s it?) It feels that way some days! Oh well, they will love you at least until the cookies are gone! And…Peppermint Bark Sugar Cookies are Santa’s favorite!
- 1 c. butter, softened
- 1½ c. sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp. peppermint extract
- 3 c. flour
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 2 tsp. cream of tarter
- ¼ tsp. salt
- 6 oz. Andes Creme Peppermint Chips
- 6 oz. white chocolate chips
- Cream butter and sugar for about three minutes. It should be fluffy.
- Add eggs and peppermint extract. Cream for another 2-3 minutes.
- Measure dry ingredients in a separate bowl or sifter. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture. Mix until combined.
- Add peppermint chips and white chocolate chips. Gently stir to until incorporated.
- Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Drop cookies using a 2 Tablespoon size cookie scoop.
- Bake at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes. Watch for the cookies to begin cracking. Let cool on baking sheet for a few minutes. Transfer to cookie rack and finish cooling.
- Note: If you choose to use a smaller cookie scoop reduce baking time to 8 minutes.
Here’s a few more minty recipes that hit spot!
Peppermint Bark Chocolate Sugar Cookies
Loaded Grasshopper Cookie Bars (I can’t even begin to tell you how easy and yummy these are!)
Alison says
December 9, 2016 at 11:17 amI had to try these right away, and they are truly delicious! I couldn’t find the Andes chips, but my local bulk store had some minty white chips with red and green nonpareils attached! They taste fantastic, but mine didn’t spread and crackle like yours did. I used half butter and half margarine as I didn’t want to make a trip out for more butter (lazy me!) – could that have caused the difference in appearance, do you think? Thanks for sharing this cheery holiday recipe!
Amy Engberson says
December 13, 2016 at 9:14 pmDifferent kinds of oils (butter, margarine, and shortening) will definitely make a difference in the way the cookies look. Since I live on a dairy farm I almost exclusively use real butter. No immitations around here! I think it is the healthiest choice, and the best tasting too! Regardless of which you choose they should still be yummy!
Nicole says
December 14, 2016 at 12:41 pmI tried this recipe today and they are delicious! Mine did not crackle for some reason, but it is very possible that I made an error since I made them with my three boys underfoot. 🙂 Even without the crackle, they are tasty. Thank you!
Amy Engberson says
December 23, 2016 at 8:22 pmOh my heavens, I can so relate…I have three boys too! I’m not sure what would cause them to not crackle, but at least they tasted good, and you got to spend time with your boys! Love it!
Suzanne Melton says
December 15, 2016 at 8:06 amI’m not sure of the Andes peppermint chips you used. Could you provide a link or a screenshot of exactly the variety you used? I’m seeing Andes (hard, crunchy like broken up candy canes) peppermint pieces and I’m seeing Andes Peppermint Crunch (flat candies that are kinda like the white version of the original & individually wrapped). I can’t tell from the photo which you used and am not finding a product w/ the specific name you give when I do a Google search. I’m wanting to make these this Sat to add to my goodie tins for my kid’s teachers, etc. Thank you!!
Amy Engberson says
December 17, 2016 at 8:30 amI haven’t been able to find them in my grocery store this year either. Last year when I posted this cookie recipe I found them in the baking isle, near the chocolate chips. Here is a link to amazon, although I think they are super overpriced. https://www.amazon.com/ANDES-Peppermint-Crunch-Baking-Chips/dp/B00551WO6C/ref=sr_1_4_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1481988514&sr=8-4&keywords=andes+mints+baking+chips
Michele says
December 19, 2016 at 8:48 amThese look wonderful. When do you add the cream of tartar or is that a mistake. Thanks:)
Amy Engberson says
December 22, 2016 at 12:11 pmI add it with the other dry ingredients in step 3. Hope that helps! Merry Christmas!
Dudley Shumate says
December 28, 2016 at 6:18 pmWant to make these tomorrow for a New Year’s Party to accompany some fancy hot chocolate!! I do not have the Andes. Can I use crushed candy canes? instead? Leave out the white choco chips? We are drinking the chocolate! 🙂
Amy Engberson says
January 7, 2017 at 2:32 pmCrushed candy canes would be a fantastic choice! Enjoy your New Years party!
Connie says
December 17, 2017 at 7:07 amDo you think that you could make these as a bar cookie? If so, how long do you think you would bake them?
Amy Engberson says
December 21, 2017 at 3:28 pmYes! Making these into a bar cookie would save lots of time! I like that! You would need to adjust cooking time depending on what size pan you use. Since I haven’t tried it before I can’t say exactly how long to cook them but if I was experimenting with it I think I would put the cookies in a half sheet baking pan. I’m guessing it would take about 20 minutes to bake them in that size pan. I’d set the timer for 15 and keep checking from there! Let me know how it goes!
Annaliese Meyer says
November 20, 2018 at 9:27 pmThese were fantastic! I made them for my roommates, and they made the house smell amazing. I added quite a bit more peppermint extract as I like mine quite minty. Thanks for the recipe, and have a merry Christmas!
Amy Engberson says
November 21, 2018 at 8:17 amI can imagine that wonderful smell right now! How lucky are your roommates to have you! Glad you enjoyed the recipe! Merry Christmas to you too!
Vanessa says
December 7, 2018 at 2:48 pmI just baked these and they are SO good. I bought cream of tartar months ago thinking I’d need it for a recipe and finally! I’m writing this one down on a recipe card for sure.
Amy Engberson says
December 8, 2018 at 8:07 amYay! It’s a good thing you grabbed that cream of tarter! Glad you enjoyed them!
Kelly says
December 21, 2018 at 11:02 amThese worked great! I actually used the ghiradelle chips because that’s what I had but they were delicious!
Amy Engberson says
December 22, 2018 at 6:50 pmYou can’t go wrong with Ghiridelle chips! Sounds amazing! Glad you enjoyed them!