These white chocolate peppermint blondies will disappear faster than anything else you bake this season. They’re buttery, chewy, and full of crushed candy canes, plus a cool peppermint frosting that tastes like December in every bite. If you love white chocolate or just want a holiday treat that feels extra special, give this recipe a try.
A Blondie That Actually Feels Like the Holidays
White chocolate blondies always taste like the holidays to me. There’s something about peppermint and butter melting together that feels festive. These dessert bars are soft and chewy, full of white chocolate, and topped with a cool peppermint frosting. The candy canes are in both the batter and the frosting.
The bars themselves are buttery with pockets of white chocolate and this light crunch from crushed candy canes. Then the frosting comes in with a little more peppermint and creaminess. I gave one to a friend and she said it tasted like Christmas. 🎄
Ingredients You Probably Have in Your Pantry
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- White chocolate chips – I use chips but you can also use a white chocolate bar broken into small pieces.
- Peppermint extract – Use a good quality for the best flavor. This extract is my favorite.
Pro tip: to remove the plastic from a candy cane, just break the candy cane in half and the plastic will just come right off.
How I Bake (and Frost) Peppermint Blondies Without any Fuss
Step 1 – Prepare the candy canes
Step 2 – Make the blondies
Cream butter and sugar and add eggs, vanilla and salt with a mixer. Add flour, white chocolate chips and half of the crushed candy canes. I love the texture this adds to the blondies recipe.
Step 3 – Bake
Step 4 – Peppermint frosting
For the frosting beat butter and powdered sugar together. Next add vanilla, peppermint extract and cream.
Step 5– More peppermint
Spread the peppermint frosting on the cooled blondies and sprinkle with crushed candy canes. Refrigerate until the frosting has set.
Pro tip: If you’re freezing them, place the squares on a sheet pan first. Freeze. Then layer into a container with parchment between the layers. I’ve pulled these from the freezer months later and they still taste fresh.
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My Holiday-Ready White Chocolate Blondies for Every Dessert Box
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 ¼ cups flour
- ½ cup white chocolate chips
- 1 cup coarsely crushed peppermint candies about 12 candy canes
ICING
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- ¼ cup butter softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ¼ teaspoon peppermint extract
- 3 tablespoons heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º. Line a 13×9 inch baking pan with parchment and grease with butter.
- Combine butter and sugar in an electric mixer and beat until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time and beat until incorporated. Beat in vanilla and salt. Add flour on low speed, mixing until just combined. Stir in white chocolate chips and ½ cup of crushed peppermint candy.
- Spread in prepared pan and smooth top with an offset spatula. Bake until toothpick comes out clean, about 20-22 minutes. Cool completely in the pan.
- Prepare icing: Combine powdered sugar, butter, vanilla and peppermint extract in medium bowl and beat with hand held mixer. Add in cream and beat until it is a spreadable consistency. Spread over top of blondies and then sprinkle with reserved peppermint.
- Refrigerate to let icing set, then cut.
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Barbara’s Tips + Notes
- Line the baking pan with parchment paper to make it easy to remove.
- Refrigerate after adding the frosting so that it will set.
- To freeze, place on a baking sheet and freeze. Then place in an airtight container with parchment paper between the layers.
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Barb says
Hi can you freeze these after frosting them? Thank you.
Barbara Curry says
Yes, these freeze great.
Linda says
Haven’t tried this yet, but looks delicious! Would it be possible to simplify with a boxed cake mix? Fingers crossed!
Barbara Curry says
I’ve never made blondies with a cake mix, I would be afraid it would be more cake like then blondie like. Let me know if you try it.