My three year old son has been begging to cook a lot recently. I’m going to share a bunch of his meals soon… but we HAD to share this delicious, fun recipe for No Bake Candy Cane Sugar Cookie Bites asap! These no bake candy cane sugar cookies bites are so quick and easy to make, and kids can jump right in! We’re not using eggs, so they can safely help prepare the food and even eat some of the dough.
Outside of being a fun activity for kids, these sugar cookie bites are really delicious, easy to serve and eat at parties- and take almost no time to throw together.
I do recommend chilling them in the fridge for 30 minutes-overnight to set up and taste better- but if you’re in a rush, you could pop them in the freezer to get a quick chill. Just be sure to cover them with plastic wrap if you’re not eating within a few hours so they don’t dry out on the outside.
As for our cookie-making session, I let Finn do most of the work- I did roll the balls (toddler rolling skills aren’t always the most photogenic), but he then rolled them in extra crushed candy canes. And I let him to all the crushing- I just gave him a rolling pin and had him hit them in the little plastic bags they come in. Since he’s young, he can’t lift it too high and we talked about being very careful and more “smooshing” the candy canes.
If you don’t have all the ingredients on hand, but DO have a batch of sugar cookie mix (gluten free mix works, too!!!), I added in a substitution in the recipe. How much easier can you get than that??
Roll those cookies in crushed candy canes for some more delicious, festive fun!
I added little Christmas bows from American Crafts that I found in the scrapbooking section at Target. I love how they look for a party- so adorable! Just stick onto the toothpick for a fun little presentation. I won’t lie- I even took them off after eating so I could re-use these cute bows because they are so cute!
No Bake Candy Cane Sugar Cookie Bites
Ingredients
- 1 cup salted butter- softened to room temperature but not melted
- 1½ cups packed light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, quality is key here- get the good stuff!!
- 2 cups flour
- OR
- 1 box sugar cookie mix instead of vanilla, sugar and flour
- 8 mini candy canes/4 regular size candy canes, crushed
Instructions
- Cream together butter and sugar.
- Stir in flour, vanilla and crushed peppermint candies.
- Mix to combine well.
Robin
December 1, 2016 at 8:15 amI definitely am going to make these. I think that I would dip the bottom half in melted chocolate. Because I love mint and chocolate together.
Debbie
December 17, 2017 at 5:08 pmI just made these, dipped them in melted semi-sweet chocolate after they had firmed up in the fridge and added a mini candy cane as the “handle”. I’m taking these to my construction guys who are worked on my new house. Think they’ll be excited about the little treat!
chinamom3078
December 18, 2014 at 11:03 amSo cute and festive! What a fun treat for everyone.
Mary
November 18, 2014 at 4:25 pmOh my word these look heavenly. I’ve pinned them and will be picking up the ingredients I don’t already have the next time I go to the store. YUM!
Shannon
December 14, 2013 at 7:55 pmApproximately how many does this recipe roll out? 🙂 Want to use for my work cookie exchange, they sound scrumptious!
Courtney ODell
December 14, 2013 at 8:07 pmIt depends on how big you make them- but I got about 12.
Molly
December 13, 2013 at 8:13 amThose looke delish! So cute too! Can you tell me where you found those cute little bows ?
Courtney ODell
December 13, 2013 at 10:15 amMolly- they are American Crafts bows from Target! You could probably find them at Walmart or any craft store too! I got them in the scrapbook section.
theresa
December 13, 2013 at 7:39 amand then cover them in dark chocolate almond bark.
Aimee @ ShugarySweets
December 2, 2013 at 2:03 pmThese are awesome! So pretty and festive!!
Stephanie
November 27, 2013 at 6:30 pmDumb question: So once you mix the ingredients, you just roll out little balls of dough, and then roll them in the crushed candy canes?
Courtney ODell
November 27, 2013 at 10:19 pmNot a dumb question- I should clarify my directions! Yes, you’ll roll the balls and you can then roll them in crushed candy canes. I like them with the extra sugar and crunch- but that part is optional!
Jocelyn @BruCrew Life
November 20, 2013 at 8:07 amThose are amazing looking! And those little toothpicks with the ribbons are so cute!!! Where did you find the toothpicks???
Courtney ODell
November 20, 2013 at 2:09 pmThanks girl! Our local grocery store sells them for $.50 for like 300. It’s a random small town store- I can send ya some 😉
Jocelyn @BruCrew Life
December 1, 2013 at 12:50 pmSeriously? You are awesome! I have been looking for some around me, and I can’t find ones similar 🙂
julee
December 13, 2013 at 11:23 amI have some like these from Dollar-Tree. Not sure how many are in the pack. Good luck – they certainly do look adorable in these cookies!
katie
November 19, 2013 at 12:41 pmOH my… these look divine. I think I know what I’m making tonight when I get home! And I love the styling!