A big shout out to my sister-in-law Angela for introducing me to this recipe! She made these for book club/swap last week and as soon as I tried them I knew I wanted to make them to give as christmas treats/gifts.
Cookies:
1 cup butter softened
1/4 cup of sugar
1/4 cup finely crushed peppermint candy
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1/4 cup cornstarch
Frosting:
1 cup powdered sugar
1-2 TBSP milk
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2TBSP crushed peppermint candy to sprinkle on top
Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
Mix butter, sugar, candy, and vanilla using mixer. Gradually blend in flour & cornstarch.
Form into 1 inch balls place on ungreased baking sheets.
Gently press down each cookie & use your fingers to round into discs.
Bake at 300 degrees for 22-30 minutes or until bottoms begin to brown.
Cool for 5 minutes then remove to wire rack to cool completely.
Combine ingredients for frosting until smooth.
Drizzle cookies with frosting and sprinkle with crushed candy.
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