Ridiculously easy to make and so delicious- these candy cane wafer cookies make for the perfect last-minute festive gift for your friends and family, or just as a nice little sweet treat to whip up and enjoy.
Think you’re ready to give it a shot? Here’s all you need to know about making it the right way.
Ingredients For the Recipe
Pin- 1 pack candy cane, crushed
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips
- 1 pack vanilla sugar wafers
- ½ cup desiccated coconut
How to Make the Candy Cane Wafer Cookies
PinOnce you have all your ingredients ready, here’s how to put the wafer cookies together.
In a small bowl, add the white chocolate chips.
Place the bowl in the microwave for 30 seconds.
PinContinue microwaving for every 15 second interval until the chocolate is melted smooth.
Add 1 teaspoon oil if needed, repeat with dark chocolate chips.
Holding a wafer in one hand over the bowl of white chocolate, use the other hand to spoon the white chocolate on all sides of the wafer starting about ½ way down the cookie.
PinOnce all sides are coated lightly, place on wax paper and decorate as you wish.
For dark chocolate wafer cookies, sprinkle coconut on chocolate coated wafers
PinFrequently Asked Questions
While this recipe calls for the use of crushed candy cane and desiccated coconut as toppings, you can actually go ahead and experiment with many other toppings of your choice.
Crushed pretzels, crushed peanuts, coarsely chopped almonds, orange zest and sprinkles are some other good choices.
Vanilla sugar wafers are super cheap and available everywhere, which makes them a great choice for this recipe. They’re super versatile too- you can pair them with almost all other flavors.
However, you can also try using sugar wafers in many other flavors if you want to bring about a bit of variation.
Your leftover candy cane wafer cookies can be stored in an airtight container for up to 5 days. Remember that these cookies taste best when they are made fresh.
PinTips to Make the Candy Cane Wafer Cookies
Ready to give this recipe a shot? Take note of these additional tips and tricks to make the most of your time.
- Don’t have candy canes? You can try out a lot of other toppings like sprinkles, mini chocolate chips, caramel chips, mini M&Ms and so much more.
- Remember to use good quality chocolate chips for the recipe- it will really help the flavours shine through.
- Don’t have chocolate chips? You can make do with almond bark too!
- Based on what you have at hand, you can also try making other different versions of these coated wafer cookies. For instance, you could use a combination of strawberry and white chocolate for Valentine’s day or use green and orange toppings to make them Halloween themed.
PinServing Ideas & Suggestions
These delicious candy cane wafer cookies can be enjoyed all on their own. You can also feature them on a sweet grazing board that you’re putting together for Christmas.
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Candy Cane Wafer Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 pack candy cane (crushed)
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips
- 1 pack vanilla sugar wafers
- ½ cup desiccated coconut
Instructions
- Once you have all your ingredients ready, here’s how to put the wafer cookies together.
- In a small bowl, add the white chocolate chips.
- Place the bowl in the microwave for 30 seconds.
- Continue microwaving for every 15 second interval until the chocolate is melted smooth.
- Add 1 teaspoon oil if needed, repeat with dark chocolate chips.
- Holding a wafer in one hand over the bowl of white chocolate, use the other hand to spoon the white chocolate on all sides of the wafer starting about ½ way down the cookie.
- Once all sides are coated lightly, place on wax paper and decorate as you wish.
- For dark chocolate wafer cookies, sprinkle coconut on chocolate coated wafers
