A festive yet simple and easy recipe to make for Christmas is: candy cane cookies! They’re delicious and people of all ages will love them.
Candy canes are the popular cane-shaped candy that is often associated with Christmas. Traditionally, colours are white with red stripes, but nowadays, it has been assorted into all kinds of colour mixes.
One thing to remember about these candy canes is that their original flavour is peppermint flavour. So, if you want to taste the authentic flavour of candy canes, make sure you purchase the peppermint flavoured one!
THE HISTORY OF CANDY CANES
Candy canes, believe it or not, were not real. It was only mentioned in a few folklore a couple of centuries ago. From old Christmas time stories to nursery rhymes, these candies became popular as a fantasy product that finally came to live just a decade ago in the 1920s.
Candy canes are usually given to children during Christmas time. Since candy canes look so cute, they are also used as Christmas ornaments by hanging them on Christmas trees.
CANDY CANE COOKIES
Instead of enjoying them just as candies, I thought to make them as a filling for Christmas cookies. These candy cane cookies have a similar look to chocolate chip cookies, except that it’s not made with any brown sugars and that the filling is made out of crushed candy cane.
The flavour goes so well together as the base of the cookie itself is a vanilla cookie and you get little crunch bites of the peppermint candy canes to go along with it. Not only does it taste great, it looks amazing too!
HOW TO ENJOY CANDY CANE COOKIES
These cookies were made to enjoy to share with our friends and family. You can make these ahead of time and bring them to a Christmas gathering for everyone to enjoy! You can enjoy them just as they are as a snack or even better, by dipping them in some cold milk! So let’s make some now, shall we?
Tips that might be useful:
- You can crush the candy canes with a food processor but make sure it’s strong enough to handle.