White Chocolate Peppermint Patties
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
-
36 cookies
- Serves:
- 36
ingredients
- 3⁄4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 4 ounces white chocolate, chopped into 1/4-inch pieces
- 1⁄2 cup granulated sugar
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 4 ounces peppermint candies, chopped into 1/3 inch pieces
directions
- Preheat the oven to 325°F
- In a sifter, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Sift onto a large piece of wax paper and set aside until needed.
- Heat 1 inch of water in the bottom half of a double boiler over medium heat.
- With the heat on, place the white chocolate in the top half of the double boiler.
- Use a rubber spatula to stir the chocolate until completely melted and smooth, about 4 minutes.
- Transfer the melted white chocolate to a 1-quart bowl and set aside until needed.
- Place the granulated sugar and butter in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle.
- Beat on medium for 4 minutes until smooth.
- Use a rubber spatula to scrape down the sides of the bowl, then continue to beat on medium for 2 more minutes until very smooth.
- Add the egg and the vanilla extract and beat on medium for 1 minute until combined.
- Scrape down the bowl.
- Add the melted chocolate and beat on medium for 1 minute until combined.
- Scrape down the bowl.
- Add the sifted dry ingredients and mix on low until incorporated, about 30 seconds.
- Add the chopped peppermint candy and mix on low until incorporated, about 30 seconds.
- Remove the bowl from the mixer and use a rubber spatula to finish mixing the dough until thoroughly combined.
- Using a heaping tablespoon of dough for each cookie (approximately 1/2 ounce), portion 12 cookies, evenly spaced, onto each of 3 nonstick baking sheets.
- Place the baking sheets on the top and center rack of the preheated oven and bake for 9 minutes until lightly golden brown around the edges, rotating the sheets from top to center halfway through the the baking time (at that time also turn each sheet 180 degrees).
- Remove the cookies from the oven and cool to room temperature for 30 minutes.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Mom2Rose
Flint, Michigan