In the midst of a crazy house today (plumber came earlier, painters working on every room in the house), I thought I would make some peppermint cookies!
Preheat your oven for 375. Crush 1/2 cup of peppermints
Mix 1/2 C sugar with peppermints (set aside)
Mix together; 1/2 C shortening, 1/2 C soft butter, 1 C powdered sugar, 1 egg, 1 1/2 tsp. almond extract, and 1 tsp. vanilla. Sift in another bowl, 2 1/2 C flour and 1/2 tsp. salt. Slowly add and mix with butter mixture.
Add red food coloring
Let dough sit for about 10 minutes. Roll into small balls, and bake 9-11 minutes and sprinkle with peppermints as soon as they come out of the oven!
These sound wonderful. Very original.. Great for my husband .. he is a lover of peppermint!
ReplyDeleteWow, you have some wonderful recipes. I am always looking for some new recipes. This one is particularly appealing. I was cleaning out my pantry (chore) and found a bag of peppermints from Christmas. I thought about throwing them away but I am a pack-rat and hate throwing useful stuff away. Now I know what I am going to do with them . Thanks so much!!
ReplyDeleteYum! Those sound so good, I'm a huge peppermint lover!
ReplyDeleteFun blog! You'll have to come check out some of the recipes (among other things) on mine!
Mariel
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