Peppermint Macadamia Shortbread Cookies
Shortbread Christmas Cookies are baked with peppermint white chocolate bark and macadamia nuts, these buttery peppermint cookies are pineapple shaped, and say Mele Kalikimaka and Aloha with their tropical vibe.
Servings: 36
Calories: 217kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
cookie dough
- 2 cups butter softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup peppermint bark Palmers White Candy Peppermint Bark Bar finely chopped
- 1 cups macadamia nuts finely chopped
cookie icing
- 1 cup peppermint bark chips melted for drizzle decoration
Instructions
- On a cutting board, finely chop both the macadamia nuts and peppermint bark chips. Set aside.
- Preheat oven to 375.
- In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, mix softened room temperature butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract at medium-high speed.
- Add flour 1 cup at a time and mix well.
- Add finely chopped macadamia nuts and peppermint bark chips, mix well.
- Roll out cookie dough ¼" thick on lightly floured surface with a rolling pin, and cut into pineapple shapes. Place on parchment-lined baking sheet.
- In a small glass bowl, melt about 1 cup of the peppermint bark (chips) in the microwave on high for 30 seconds, keep melting in 30-second increments until just melted and stir.
- Bake for 20-22 minutes, or until edges are slightly golden brown. Cool cookies completely on wire racks.
- Place melted peppermint chocolate in a strong gallon zip-top bag, snip a tiny corner of the bag the tip, and decorate with drizzles of melted peppermint bark in a criss-cross pattern on the pineapple cookies.
- Let the melted chocolate set for a couple of hours before stacking the cookies so the "icing" dries in an airtight container.
- Enjoy, and Mele Kalikimaka.
- If you want to make the cookie dough ahead, you can wrap it really well in plastic wrap, and keep chilled in the fridge or freezer until ready to bake.
Notes
peppermint bark candy
Peppermint bark chips are available from the Palmer company, if you can't find this product use some white chocolate chips and finely crushed candy canes to mix into the cookie dough and melt together for the icing. Palmer sells Peppermint Bark chunks. These work perfectly! You can also use a peppermint bark with dark or milk chocolate, these are more popular chocolate barks and easier to find.macadamia nuts
Before chopping your macadamia nuts, try one. They're prone to going rancid quickly, so you want to make sure you're using fresh macadamias.Nutrition
Calories: 217kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 93mg | Potassium: 42mg | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 315IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 0.9mg