Minty Christmas Cookies
Colorful and fun, Minty Christmas Cookies are a crispy sugar cookie.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 25 mins
- Yield: 3 1/2 dozen 1x
- Category: Cookies
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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- 1 cup butter, softened
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 1 tsp vanilla extrace
- 2 ¼ cups flour
- Red and green paste food coloring
- 1 cup chocolate candy coating, semisweet, dark OR mint
- Topping options: ¾ cup crushed peppermint candies, crème de menthe chips, chopped nuts, sprinkles
Instructions
- Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add extracts and gradually beat in flour.
- Divide dough in half.
- Tint one portion red and the portion green. Wrap each in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 2 hours or until easy to handle.
- Preheat oven to 350.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to ¼ inch thickness. Cut with 3 inch diameter round cookie cutter.
- Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
- Bake 8-10 minutes or until firm and slightly golden on bottom.
- Cool on pans for 1-2 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.
- Melt candy coating according to package directions.
- Dip half of each cooled cookie into melted candy coating and place on waxed paper.
- Sprinkle with toppings and let stand until firm