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Soft Peppermint Sugar Cookies with Peppermint Glaze

Soft Peppermint Sugar Cookies with Peppermint Glaze

by Sylvia Hofer
Whether you’re baking for the holidays, a cookie exchange, or just because, these cookies are a guaranteed crowd-pleaser! Classic sugar cookies also make their appearance in our Christmas season, but these are just a delicious way to add a peppermint twist to your Christmas cookie recipes round up. 
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 24
Calories 304 kcal

Equipment

  • kitchenaid mixer
  • cookie scoop
  • cookie sheets

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup soft butter
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
  • 4 ½ cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon cream of tarter
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • Candy cane pieces

Glaze ingredients:​

  • 2 tbls melted butter
  • ¼ cup milk
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon peppermint extract optional

Instructions
 

Instructions:

  • ​Mix the dry ingredients together in a separate large bowl.
  • In the bowl of your stand mixer, cream butter and both sugars with the paddle attachment.
  • Then add vegetable oil, eggs, vanilla and peppermint extract on medium speed.
  • When that's smooth, add your flour mixture.
  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • Line baking sheet with parchment paper or those silicone baking sheets.
  • Use the smallest cookie scoop to form balls and then place dough balls on your tray, don't flatten.
  • Bake cookies for 9-10 minutes.
  • Cool.

Glaze Instructions:

  • Whisk until nice and smooth, this can be done with a hand whisk or in a stand mixer with a whisk attachment, it takes a bit of work to get it smooth.
  • Put that in a piping bag or Ziplock bag and spread on the cookies, or use a spoon to scoop about half a tablespoon on each cookie.
  • Crush peppermint candy or sticks with a rolling pin, and sprinkle onto the glaze before it dries.
  • Store in an airtight container at room temperature up to 5 days.

Notes

Top tips for making the best Christmas peppermint cookies:

  • Use butter and eggs at room temperature for the best baking results.
  • Using the best quality ingredients always make a big difference in baking cookies.
  • Do not over work the dough.
  • If you’re not a peppermint fan just scale back or omit the peppermint extract and or candy cane, just make sure to replace the extract with a different one, like almond.
  • Use a cookie scoop to get nice uniform cookies.
  • Make sure not to overbake your cookies. This may seem like an easy concept, but a lot of time people think their cookies need just “one or two more minutes”. Cookies continue to bake on the sheet after they are removed from the oven.
 

Variations for this peppermint sugar cookie recipe:

One of the best thing about these peppermint cookies is that they are so easy to customize to make them the perfect soft sugar cookies for your holiday theme like Halloween, Easter and even baby or bridal showers. You only need to switch out the extracts to completely change these into a different flavor. Almond extract would be AMAZING in place of peppermint for seasons other than Christmas. 

Nutrition

Calories: 304kcalCarbohydrates: 51gProtein: 3gFat: 10gSodium: 101mgFiber: 1gSugar: 33g
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