‘Tis the season for cozy sweaters, sequins, satin, velvet, and cookies–so meet the most festive, simple recipe you’ll make this holiday season. These easy Christmas cookies are thick and soft, with that classic sugar cookie taste–but they have an exciting twist! To level up the yuletide fave, we’re adding crushed Oreos, white chocolate chips, and crushed candy canes to the dough. The result: a recipe worthy of your holiday plates and cookie exchanges, no expert skills required. (Psst–I have it on good authority that this is Santa’s favorite cookie this year. Just saying.)
The dough for these Oreo peppermint cookies is a one-bowl situation that comes together in a flash–and only needs 30 minutes of chill time. If you’re a planner, you can also chill (or freeze) the dough longer, making these a great make-ahead recipe for family baking days or a holiday cookie baking-and-decorating get-together.
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A few make-ahead tips: The cookie dough can be scooped into balls, put in an airtight container, and chilled in the fridge for 1-2 days before baking. The balls can also be frozen in an airtight container for 2-3 months. Bake the cookie dough balls from frozen; no need to thaw or adjust the bake time.
Want to dress these up even further and make them look fancy? Drizzle a bit of melted white chocolate on top and add an extra sprinkle of crushed candy cane dust. They’re also perfect as is, though–warm from the oven. A little advice: You should probably make a double batch! These will fly off the plate anywhere you take them. Wishing you a warm and wonderful holiday season, filled with loved ones, and lots of cookies. Scroll on to get the full recipe.
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This recipe comes from our food contributor, Stephanie Simmons, of Blue Bowl. Her goal with her kitchen-tested recipes: To get you excited about cooking, show you how good food can taste, and prove that you don’t need to spend hours in the kitchen to make a good meal.
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I just made these and they were delicious!! Would love if you posted more of her recipes, I loved all of the ones I’ve tried on here so far! Happy Holidays!
Yay! We love to hear it!
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I just made these and they are delicious! Keep posting her recipes please I loved all of them that I’ve tried so far. Happy Holidays!
I made these today and they were amazing!! Please keep posting her recipes they are so good! Happy Holidays!!!
Looking for the oven temp…I didn’t see it mentioned in the recipe. Help!
Hi there!
These should be baked these at 350 degrees F! Let us know if you make them!
xx
Baking these now but there's no instruction for the oven temperature. Going to try 350 but wanted to call it out that it needs to be corrected. Thanks for the yummy idea!
Hi there!
Thanks so much! And yes, 350 degrees F is correct! How did they come out??
xx
What temperature do you bake the cookies on? It doesn’t say.
Hi love!
These should be baked at 350 degrees F! Thanks for asking! Let us know how they come out ;)
xx
These look amazing and I’m about to make them. But did I miss the temperature to cook them at? TY :-)
Hi love,
Oopsie! Bake these at 350 degrees F--then let us know how they come out!
xx
This doesn’t say what temp to cook at in the oven. What temp should these be baked?
Hi love! These should be baked at 350 degrees F! Sorry about that and hope this helps!
xx
What temp do we bake this at? There's no mention of degree to set your oven!
Hi love! These should be baked at 350 degrees F! Let us know how they come out!
xx
As of 12/24/21 there is no baking temperature listed for this recipe?! I searched and searched, did command F to find it and NOTHING. Would love to know how "Ashlyn" baked them. I could not find the recipe on the blog that was referenced either. After some testing, I found that 375 degrees worked for 9 minutes (I had chilled the dough) and these truly are amazing cookies! I've done loads of baking this year and this is the recipe I will repeat next Christmas. I followed the instructions about the chill time on the cookie sheet and then on the rack and found that worked perfectly. However, a 45 gram cookie would be HUGE and would expand way too much. I made mine 30g each and got 3 dozen. Bottom line: bake these and then thank me for the clarifications. Merry Christmas.