Peppermint Sugar Cookies
Peppermint Sugar Cookies are an easy holiday sugar cookie with no rolling and cutting required! Their light and delicate flavors make them the perfect simple melt in your mouth cookies with the flavor of peppermint and crushed peppermint sugar on top.
Servings 88 cookies
Calories 47kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup shortening
- ½ cup butter softened to room temperature
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 large egg at room temperature
- ¼ teaspoon peppermint extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 & ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup peppermint candy crushed
- ½ cup sugar
Instructions
- In a large bowl, cream the shortening, butter, and powdered sugar until light and fluffy with a hand mixer or a stand mixer, about 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg and extracts.
- In a separate bowl, combine flour and salt; gradually add the dry ingredients to the creamed butter mixture. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until easy to handle.
- Combine the crushed candy and sugar in a small bowl.
- Shape 1 teaspoon dough into a small ball, and place the ball on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Dip the bottom of a drinking glass in the peppermint sugar (you may need to dampen the bottom of the glass a bit for the first cookie). Press down a bit on the cookie dough ball with the sugared glass to flatten the cookie.
- Sprinkle with additional peppermint sugar if desired.
- Bake at 375° F for about 5-7 minutes or until set.
- Remove to wire racks to cool.
Nutrition
Calories: 47kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 0.4g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 22mg | Potassium: 5mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 35IU | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 0.2mg
