It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…and it’s my favorite time of year for baking!

The first cookie I’ve made (so far) this holiday season are these wonderfully festive Chocolate Chip cookies loaded with chocolate chips plus white chocolate chips to add the wintery feel + red and green sprinkles to add that extra bonus of a festive Christmas cookie.

Winter Wonderland Chocolate Chip Christmas Cookies

Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature

1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup light brown sugar, packed

2 large eggs

2 tsp vanilla extract

3 cups all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1 cup white chocolate chips

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Holiday sprinkles, for garnish

Directions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.

In a large mixing bowl, cream together the softened butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy (about 2-3 minutes).

Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.

Stir in the vanilla extract.

Set the bowl aside.

In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.

Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until all of the ingredients are thoroughly combined.

Gently fold in both the white chocolate chips and semisweet chocolate chips until evenly distributed in the dough.

Use a cookie scoop (or spoon) to drop rounded tablespoons of dough onto the prepared baking sheet, spacing them about 2 inches apart.

If adding holiday sprinkles, place the sprinkles in a small bowl and roll the cookie balls into the sprinkles and then add to the baking sheets.

Bake in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are a lightly golden brown.

Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.