The sugar sticks to the cookie because of the wash and makes the finished product more enticing than the average candy cane cookie. Place the butter, sugar, peppermint, vanilla, baking powder, and salt in the bowl of stand mixer. Beat until a paste forms and clings to the side of the bowl.
A lot of recipes tell you to sprinkle crushed candy canes (real ones!) over the cookies right out of the oven. You can certainly do that, but I prefer to brush the cookies with an egg white wash and sprinkle them with sparkling sugar instead.
Candy Cane Hershey’s Kisses: These red-and-white-striped candy cane-flavored chocolates appear in American grocery stores around the holidays. If you can’t find them, you can swap them for another flavor/color. Can I make a chocolate cookie version? Yes, absolutely! See recipe Note below.
Make the chocolate chip keto cookie dough. Beat in eggs, vanilla, and blackstrap molasses, then almond flour, just a bit at a time, and finally xanthan gum. TIP: There is a right way to add the almond flour and xanthan gum. Add the almond flour gradually, 1/2 cup at a time.