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Peppermint Sugar Cookies

Peppermint Sugar Cookies
Prep Time
1h 30 min
Cook Time
20 min
Yields
40 servings

This is a great, simple dough to make up a batch of holiday cookies and have your kids decorate them.

Courtesy of Jennifer Hamilton, www.domesticgoddess.ca.

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ingredients

Cookies

2
cup flour, plus more for rolling
¼
tsp salt
½
tsp baking powder
½
cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
1
cup granulated sugar
1
egg
½
tsp peppermint extract
¼
cup crushed peppermint candies or candy canes

Icing and Decoration

1 ½
cup icing sugar
3-4
tablespoons milk or water
½
cup crushed peppermint candies or candy canes
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directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325 F. In a bowl, combine flour, salt and baking powder.

Step 2

In the bowl of a standing mixer or with an electric mixer, beat butter for approximately 2 minutes. Add granulated sugar and beat for an additional 2 minutes. Add egg and peppermint extract and beat to combine thoroughly.

Step 3

With mixer on low, add dry ingredients and beat until just combined. Add crushed peppermint candy and mix through.

Step 4

Divide dough in half and roll out on clean, floured counter or pastry board to about 1/8″ thick, dusting with more flour as necessary. Cut out shapes and using a spatula, transfer to an ungreased cookie sheet (use parchment or a silpat). Re-roll scraps and cut more shapes. Repeat with other half.

Step 5

Refrigerate cut out cookies for about 15 minutes while oven preheats. Bake for about 12 – 18 minutes, depending on size of cookies (rotating sheets half-way through). Transfer to cooling rack and then decorate.

Step 6

With icing sugar in a small bowl, whisk in liquid 1 tablespoon at a time, until smooth and thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.

Step 7

Brush icing on cookies where you want candy to adhere and sprinkle candy on top. Brush off excess.

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