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Leftover Candy Cane Cookies

Published: Dec 29, 2020 · Modified: Dec 29, 2020 by Lois · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

Leftover Candy Cane Cookies - white chocolate chip sugar cookies topped with crushed candy canes. These cookies are a great way to use all these colorful red and white striped candies hanging around your house. Let me show you what to do with leftover candy canes and make another easy cookie recipe everyone will love.

Leftover Candy Cane Sugar Cookies with White Chocolate Chips from WOS

What do you do with all the leftover candy canes that were used to decorate your tree and house for Christmas? Did you know that some people throw them in a box and hope they'll still be good next Christmas?

Some people might send them to work with their husbands to be left in the break room. 

Or maybe you're like me and keep them in a glass jar on the kitchen table hoping your family will start enjoying them. But really, I think a lot of us just throw them away. 

What to do with Leftover Candy Canes

Well not this year! This year let's take all those leftover candy canes and make crushed candy cane cookies!

These delicious Leftover Candy Cane Cookies are a sugar cookie stuffed with white chocolate chips and crushed leftover candy canes. This recipe is the best way to use up the extras and make something delicious with them. 

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  • Large cookie scoop
  • Baking Trays
  • Parchment Baking Sheets
  • Baking cooling rack

Ingredients

Exact measurements are listed below in the recipe card. Make sure you scroll down to print and save the recipe for later!

  • Butter
  • Granulated sugar
  • Light brown sugar
  • Baking powder
  • Salt
  • Baking soda
  • 1 egg
  • Vanilla
  • All purpose flour
  • White chocolate chips
  • Crushed candy canes

Baking Tip: Place the candy canes in a food storage plastic bag and then use the back of a rolling pin or even a meat mallet to crush them into pieces.

Ingredients for Leftover Candy Cane Sugar Cookies

Directions

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine butter, granulated sugar, and light brown sugar, beat on medium speed until fluffy.

Then add the salt, baking soda, and baking powder to the bowl, continue to mix for one minute. Finally, add the egg and vanilla, mixing until smooth.

Leftover Candy Cane Sugar Cookies in Mixing Bowl

Now, add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients by slowly adding the flour, mixing well between each addition, until dough forms.

Then add the white chocolate chips and mix until incorporated.

Adding white chocolate chips to Leftover Candy Cane Cookies from WOS

How to Add Crushed Leftover Candy Canes

Use a medium cookie scoop to scoop out cookies.

Remove the dough from the scoop and dip the top of the cookie into the crushed candy canes. If you find the cookie dough starts to stick to the inside of the cookie scoop, you can spray it first with Non-Stick Cooking Spray with Flour that's great for baking.

Place on Baking Trays, 2 inches apart that are lined with Parchment Baking Sheets.

Add Crushed Leftover Candy Cane to Tops of Cookies from WOS

Baking Instructions

Bake 10-11 minutes, until the edges start to turn golden brown. Remove from the oven and let cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before removing to baking cooling racks.

Leftover Candy Cane Cookies on cooling rack from WOS

How to Store Fresh Baked Cookies

Allow the cookies to cool completely before storing them in air-tight containers.

Did you know that if you place the cookies in the containers before they're completely cooled, the heat from the cookies will create condensation? This will cause the cookies to spoil quickly and not be as fresh. 

Leftover Candy Cane Sugar Cookies with White Chocolate Chips from WOS

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Leftover Candy Cane Sugar Cookies with White Chocolate Chips from WOS on red plate

Ready for More Christmas Cookie Recipes: 

  • Chocolate Marshmallow Peppermint Cookies
  • Shortbread Cookies - my favorite cookies all year long! 
  • Heart Shaped Short Bread Cookies
  • Slice and Bake Colorful Swirl Cookies
  • Candy Cane Sugar Cookies
Leftover Candy Cane Sugar Cookies with White Chocolate Chips from WOS

Leftover Candy Cane Sugar Cookies

Yield: 24 cookies
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes

Leftover Candy Cane Cookies are a great way to take all these colorful red and white striped candies hanging around your house and turning them into a delicious white chocolate chip sugar cookie.

Ingredients

  • 6 tbsp. Butter
  • Granulated Sugar, ½ cup
  • Light Brown Sugar, ½ cup packed
  • Salt, ½ tsp.
  • Baking powder, ½ tsp.
  • Baking soda, ½ tsp.
  • One Egg
  • 1 tsp. Vanilla
  • 1 ¼ cup All Purpose Flour
  • 1 cup White Chocolate Chips
  • ½ cup Crushed Candy Canes

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper, set aside
  3. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine butter, granulated sugar, and light brown sugar, beat on medium speed until fluffy.
  4. Then add the salt, baking soda, and baking powder to the bowl, continue to mix for one minute.
  5. Finally add egg and vanilla, mix until smooth.
  6. Now, add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients by slowly adding the flour, mixing well between each addition, until dough forms.
  7. Add white chocolate chips and mix until incorporated.
  8. Use a medium cookie scoop to scoop out cookies.
  9. Remove the dough from the scoop and dip the top of the cookie into the crushed candy canes.
  10. Place on baking sheet, 2 inches apart.
  11. Bake 10-11 minutes, until the edges start to turn golden brown.
  12. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking trays for a few minutes before removing to cool completely on a baking rack before storing.

Notes

Allow the cookies to cool completely before storing them in air-tight containers.

If you place the cookies in the containers before they’re completely cooled, the heat from the cookies will create condensation and will cause the cookies to spoil quickly. 

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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 24 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 140Total Fat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 17mgSodium: 120mgCarbohydrates: 22gFiber: 0gSugar: 15gProtein: 1g

The nutrition information is calculated automatically. I cannot guarantee its accuracy. If this data is important to you, please verify with your trusted nutrition calculator.

© Lois
Cuisine: American / Category: Desserts
Leftover Candy Cane Sugar Cookies with White Chocolate Chips from Walking on Sunshine Recipes

This recipe has been updated since it was first published in 2019 with new photos and a few new tips. I hope you enjoy the updates as much as I did creating them for you!

About Lois

Originally from Queens, NY, Lois now calls northeastern PA home. You can find her blogging over at Walking on Sunshine where she shares a little of her life, but more importantly what’s for dinner at her house tonight.

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