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Awesome Candy Cane Christmas Cookies

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Awesome Candy Cane Christmas Cookies

These turned out perfect—crushed candy canes make them nice and crispy on the outside, with a soft melt-in-the-mouth explosion on the inside. I was really impressed a bit like shortbread with a minty twist.

 

Yield

48 servings

Prep

15 min

Cook

15 min

Ready

2 hrs

Awesome Candy Cane Christmas Cookies

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
1 cup butter
softened
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1 cup powdered sugar
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1 large eggs
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½ teaspoon mint extract
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½ teaspoon vanilla extract
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2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
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¼ teaspoon salt
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1 cup candy canes
finely crushed
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3 tablespoons sugar
granulated
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Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
237 ml butter
softened
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237 ml powdered sugar
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1 each eggs
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2.5 ml mint extract
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2.5 ml vanilla extract
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591 ml all-purpose flour
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1.3 ml salt
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237 ml candy canes
finely crushed
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45 ml sugar
granulated
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Directions

Plate of candy cane Christmas cookies

Preheat the oven to 375℉ (190℃).

Cream the butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy in a large bowl beaten on medium speed with an electric.

Add the egg, peppermint, and vanilla extracts and beat until well blended.

Gradually add the flour and salt; mix well.

Awesome Candy Cane Christmas Cookies

Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour.

Coat two baking sheets with nonstick cooking spray.

Mix well with the crushed candy canes and granulated sugar in a shallow bowl.

Shape the chilled dough into 1-inch balls then roll each ball in the candy cane mixture; place on the baking sheets and bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until browned.

Immediately remove from the baking sheets and place on wire racks to cool.



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Comments


Eric

These cookies are yummy, my kids could not stop eating them, they were so handy and the flavor was just soooo good.

breezyauzette

These look wonderful and a very much needed spin on similar cookies I make for Christmas each year. Thank you so much for sharing.

anonymous

i hope they turn out well :), i am making them for my Social Studies Class:)

happyzhangbo

We actually made these cookies last Christmas, and we brought them to our Christmas Eve dinner at friends' home, everybody loved these cookies; hopefully people you are making for will enjoy them too, Merry Christmas :)

johnpoll

So nice biscuit and superb recipe...

 

 

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 16g (0.6 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 7151% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 4g 6%
Saturated Fat 2g 12%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 15mg 5%
Sodium 41mg 2%
Total Carbohydrate 3g 3%
Dietary Fiber 0g 1%
Sugars g
Protein 2g
Vitamin A 2% Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 0% Iron 2%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
 

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