Peppermint Sandwich Cookies
- Prep Time: 50 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 hours, 20 minutes (includes chilling and cooling times)
- Servings: 30 Sandwich Cookies
- Course: Dessert
These white-chocolate-filled Peppermint Sandwich Cookies are the perfect way to sweeten up any sugar cookie recipe, and add festive flair to any cookie platter.
Reynolds Kitchens® Tips
Reynolds Kitchens Tip
Line your baking sheet with Reynolds® Parchment Paper, available in rolls or pre-cut sheets, for cookies that don’t stick and fast, easy cleanup!
Ingredients
- 2 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 1⁄4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 2 1⁄2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2⁄3 cup heavy cream
- 8 ounces white chocolate, finely chopped
- Crushed peppermint candies, for decorating
- Reynolds® Parchment Paper
Directions
Step 1
Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a medium bowl
Step 2
Beat the butter and sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes
Step 3
Beat in the egg and vanilla until combined
Step 4
Beat in the flour mixture in 2 batches on low speed until just combined
Step 5
Divide the dough between 2 sheets of plastic wrap; form into disks
Step 6
Roll out the dough between floured sheets of Reynolds® Parchment Paper or Reynolds® Cookie Baking Sheets until 1⁄8 inch thick; chill 15 minutes
Step 7
Line 2 baking sheets with parchment. Cut out circles with a 2-inch cutter; transfer to the parchment-lined baking sheets
Step 8
Chill the cutouts 30 minutes
Step 9
Preheat the oven to 350˚
Step 10
Bake the cookies until just golden, about 12 minutes
Step 11
Cool on the parchment sheet on a wire rack for about 15 minutes
Step 12
Pour cream into pot and bring to a simmer
Step 13
Pour cream over the white chocolate in a bowl and let stand 2 minutes; stir until smooth
Step 14
Chill until cold, about 1 hour
Step 15
Beat briefly with a mixer until thick, 30 seconds
Step 16
Sandwich between the cookies; roll the edges in crushed peppermints
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