Peppermint Sugar Cookies
An easy holiday sugar cookie with no rolling and cutting required!
Servings cookies
Equipment
Ingredients
- 14 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1 ½ cups sugar plus more for rolling
- 2 eggs large
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons peppermint extract
- 2 ½ cups all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup peppermint candies or candy canes crushed
- chocolate for drizzling melted, optional
Instructions
- Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 350℉. Line baking sheets with parchment paper. Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.
- Using a stand mixer, beat butter and sugar on medium speed until fluffy, 3-5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, and vanilla and peppermint extracts and beat until combined. Reduce speed to low, slowly add flour mixture, and beat until combined.
- If dough is extra soft, refrigerate for 30-60 minutes until firmed up. Place about ½ cup extra sugar in a dish. Use a cookie scoop to make uniform size balls and roll them in the sugar and place 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets. Using a buttered and sugared bottom of a flat-bottomed drinking glass, flatten each ball just slightly (about ¾-inch thickness) and sprinkle with with peppermint candies.
- Bake until edges are set and beginning to barely brown but centers are still soft and puffy, 10-12 minutes. Let cookies cool on sheet for 10 minutes. Serve warm, or transfer to wire rack and cool completely. If desired, drizzle with a little chocolate.
Notes
- Store cooled cookies in an airtight container at room temperature and enjoy within 5-7 days for best results.
- You can eat these cookies warm, or let them cool completely. These cookies stack well and work perfectly in little containers for gifting.
- These cookies are great sandwiched with peppermint or chocolate ice cream, too!
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie, Calories: 161kcal, Carbohydrates: 23g, Protein: 2g, Fat: 7g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g, Monounsaturated Fat: 2g, Trans Fat: 0.3g, Cholesterol: 31mg, Sodium: 64mg, Potassium: 22mg, Fiber: 0.4g, Sugar: 13g, Vitamin A: 224IU, Calcium: 11mg, Iron: 1mg
Calories: 161kcal
Cost: $7
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