By Rajlakshmi
December 23, 2025
Get together to bake for Christmas! This Christmas candy cane cookie sandwich is sure to please anyone who comes over to your house. This recipe will be loved by kids and adults alike. You can amp up your baking skills with this cookie sandwich recipe.
¾ cups of all-purpose flour ½ cup cocoa powder ½ tablespoon baking powder ½ tablespoon baking soda ½ teaspoon salt 2 sticks of unsalted butter ¾ cups granulated sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract ½ cup fine red sugar 1 - 3 tablespoons milk ¼ teaspoon peppermint extract ⅓ cups crushed candy canes
In a mixing bowl, add flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Mix it. Set aside.
In a separate bowl, beat butter until fluffy. Add sugar, eggs and vanilla extract. Mix well.
Gently add in the dry ingredients you set aside. Knead into a dough.
Roll out dough balls. Coat them in red sanding sugar. Place them on a baking tray in a single line.
Pre-heat oven to 180°C. Bake one batch at a time. Let them cool on a wire rack.
Whip up the peppermint buttercream. Add sugar, vanilla, peppermint extract and crushed candy canes.
Beat it all together. Add to a piping bag. Remove cookies from the oven. Pour buttercream onto one batch of cookies.
Press the other set of cookies on top gently. Serve Christmas candy cane cookie sandwiches!