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Peppermint Crunch Cookies

Servings: 4 dozen cookies
Author: Lauren Kelly

Ingredients

  • 1 ⅔ cups whole wheat flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ cup coconut oil room temperature, softened
  • cup vanilla Greek yogurt
  • ½ cup unrefined sugar
  • ½ cup unrefined brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon pure almond extract
  • 2 candy canes crushed
  • white chocolate chips for melting
  • 1 candy cane crushed for topping

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Stir flour, baking soda, and baking powder in a small bowl.
  • Beat coconut oil, yogurt, and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Add egg and vanilla extract and beat again. Mix in flour mixture until just incorporated.
  • Add 2 of the crushed candy canes. Mix until combined. Roll dough into 1 inch balls and place 2-inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
  • Bake in preheated oven until golden, 8 to 10 minutes. Let stand on baking sheet two minutes before removing to cool on wire racks. Allow to cool completely.
  • Melt white chocolate chips and drizzle over the cookies. Top with additional crushed candy cane.