White Chocolate Candy Cookies - Farm Bell Recipes

suzanne-mcminn

These are some decadently creamy little white chocolate and candy drop cookies that are special enough for the holidays and different enough to be interesting.

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Difficulty: Easy

Servings: 3-4 dozen

Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 8-10 minutes

Ingredients

8 ounces white chocolate chips*

1 tablespoon shortening

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 eggs

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 1/2 cups flour

3/4 cup hard candy, crushed

Directions

*Use white chocolate with cocoa butter.

Melt half of the white chocolate chips with a tablespoon of shortening in a small pan; set aside. Cream the butter and sugar in a mixing bowl. Add vanilla and eggs; mix again. Mix in melted white chocolate. Add baking powder, salt, and as much flour as you can with the electric mixer then stir the rest in with a spoon. Stir in the other half of the white chocolate chips and the crushed hard candy. (I use assorted fruit-flavor hard candies.)

Drop by spoonfuls on a lightly greased baking sheet. Bake at 375-degrees for 8-10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

Categories: Cookies & Bars, Desserts, Entertaining, Holiday

Tags: Christmas Cookie