Description
These Winter Wonderland Chocolate Chip Cookies are soft, chewy, and loaded with semi-sweet and white chocolate chips, topped with festive sprinkles and a dusting of powdered sugar for the perfect holiday treat.
Ingredients
1 cup (226 g) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
½ cup (110 g) light brown sugar, packed
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups (375 g) all‑purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup semi‑sweet chocolate chips
1 cup white chocolate chips
¼ cup red, green and white holiday sprinkles
Optional: powdered sugar, for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 °F (175 °C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Cream together the softened butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy (about 2–3 minutes).
- Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla extract.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, mixing just until combined.
- Fold in the semi-sweet and white chocolate chips until evenly distributed.
- Scoop about 2 tablespoons of dough per cookie onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them apart.
- Press a few extra chocolate chips and sprinkles on top of each dough ball for decoration.
- Bake for 10–12 minutes, until edges are set but centers still look slightly underbaked.
- Allow cookies to rest on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool.
- Once cooled, optionally dust with powdered sugar for a snowy finish.
Notes
Swap semi-sweet chips for dark chocolate for a deeper flavor.
Use themed sprinkles for other holidays like Easter or Valentine’s Day.
Crushed peppermint candy adds extra winter flair.
Add chopped pecans or walnuts for a nutty variation.
Use a 1:1 gluten-free flour blend for a gluten-free version.
Store in an airtight container with a slice of bread to keep cookies soft.
Freeze baked cookies or dough balls for up to 3 months.
Microwave for 10–15 seconds to enjoy warm cookies later.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 216
- Sugar: 19g
- Sodium: 95mg
- Fat: 11g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 28mg
