Name: Peppermint Sugar Cookies Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 8 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: For the Cookie:; ¾ cups butter; 8 oz cream cheese; 1 cup sugar; ½ cup powdered sugar; 1 egg; ½ tsp Almond Extract; ½ tsp Peppermint Extract; 2¾ cups flour; ½ tsp baking powder; ½ tsp salt; For The Frosting:; ⅓ cup butter; 4½ cups powdered sugar; ½ cup milk; ½ tsp vanilla; 1 tsp peppermint flavor; candy canes; Food coloring

How To Make Peppermint Sugar Cookies

The soft and sweet sugar cookies we all know and love are given a Christmas touch in this version that’s frosted with peppermint and topped with candy cane.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 8 minutes

Total: 18 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For Cookie:

¾cupsbutter,softened
8ozcream cheese,softened
1cupsugar
½cuppowdered sugar
1egg
½tspalmond extract
½tsppeppermint extract
2¾cupsflour
½tspbaking powder
½tspsalt

For Frosting:

⅓cupbutter,softened
4½cupspowdered sugar
½cupmilk
½tspvanilla
1tsppeppermint flavor
candy canes,crushed
food coloring

Instructions

In a large bowl (or kitchen aid), cream butter, cream cheese, egg, sugar and both your almond and peppermint extract, until fluffy.
In a separate, smaller, bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture. Stir until soft dough forms.
Taking care not to handle the dough too much, roll out and cut with cookie cuter. Thinner cookies with by crunchy, while thicket cookies will be soft and chewy.
Place on a greased pan, bake at 375 degrees F for 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool.
While baking, mix all frosting ingredients with hand mixer. Slowly add milk if frosting is too thick.
Frost cooled cookies and, if desired, sprinkle with crushed candy canes. Enjoy!