Description
Delightful festive cookies blending butter and peppermint flavors, perfect for the holiday season.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Red and white striped candy canes, crushed (for decoration)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Cream together the butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the egg and vanilla and peppermint extracts until well combined.
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl, then gradually add to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined.
- Divide the dough in half, and tint one half with red food coloring.
- Roll small pieces of each dough into thin ropes, twist them together to form a candy cane shape.
- Place cookies on a lined baking sheet and sprinkle crushed candy canes on top.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes or until edges are lightly golden.
- Let cool before serving.
Notes
For a different flavor, consider variations such as chocolate-dipping or using different extracts.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 cookies
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 21g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg