Peppermint Sugar Cookies Recipe
Peppermint Sugar Cookies - the softest sugar cookie with hints of peppermint and topped with a creamy peppermint frosting and candy cane pieces.
Servings: 24
Ingredients
Cookie
- 3/4 cups butter softened
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp almond extract
- 1/2 tsp peppermint extract
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
Frosting
- 1/3 cup butter softened
- 4 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp peppermint flavor
- crushed candy canes
- food coloring
Instructions
- In a large bowl (or kitchen aid), cream butter, cream cheese, egg, sugar and both your almond and peppermint extract, until fluffy.
- In a separate, smaller, bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture. Stir until soft dough forms.
- Taking care not to handle the dough too much, roll out and cut with cookie cuter. Thinner cookies with by crunchy, while thicket cookies will be soft and chewy.
- Place on a greased pan, bake at 375 for 8-10 minutes. Let cool.
- While baking, mix all frosting ingredients with hand mixer. Slowly add milk if frosting is too thick. Frost cooled cookies and, if desired, sprinkle with crushed candy canes. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 294kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 39mg | Sodium: 157mg | Potassium: 49mg | Sugar: 33g | Vitamin A: 400IU | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 0.8mg