PEPPERMINT-CANDY SUGAR COOKIES

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Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Cookie Recipes

Time 2h25m

Yield Makes about 30

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
4 ounces flat round peppermint candies
2 tablespoons coarse sanding sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
  • With a mixer on medium speed, beat butter with granulated sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla until just blended, scraping down sides of bowl. Reduce speed to low and beat in flour mixture until combined. Refrigerate dough until firm, about 1 hour.
  • Meanwhile, place peppermints in a resealable plastic bag and finely crush with a meat mallet. Transfer to a shallow bowl and mix with sanding sugar.
  • Form rounded teaspoons of dough into balls for small cookies, or rounded tablespoons for larger ones. Roll in crushed-candy mixture to coat. Arrange 2 inches apart on parchment-lined baking sheets.
  • Bake, rotating sheets once, until edges are starting to brown, about 11 minutes for small cookies, 14 minutes for larger ones. Let cool completely on sheets on wire racks. (Break off any bits of melted candy from edges of cookies, if necessary.) Cookies can be stored in an airtight container, between sheets of parchment or waxed paper, up to 1 week.

Tshonga Noxolo
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These cookies are a delicious and easy way to celebrate the holidays.


Marquetta George
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I love the festive red and white colors of these cookies. They're perfect for Christmas parties.


Abo Sameer
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These cookies are so easy to make, and they're always a hit with my family and friends.


Dilawar Burfat
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These cookies are a great way to use up leftover peppermint candies. I always have a few bags of them left over after Christmas, and these cookies are a great way to use them up.


Rupash Shrestha
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These cookies are the perfect balance of sweet and minty. They're not too sweet, and the mint flavor is just right.


Kazi Editz
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These cookies are a fun and easy way to get kids involved in the holiday baking. They'll love helping to crush the peppermint candies and roll out the dough.


Claudia Dervil-Stecher
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These cookies are a great way to spread holiday cheer. I love giving them to friends and family as gifts.


waleed al ismaily
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I love the way these cookies look. They're so festive and perfect for Christmas.


Kelly Kobs
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These cookies are the perfect holiday treat. They're festive, delicious, and easy to make.


Ndemezeh Roy forsia
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I'm not a big baker, but these cookies were so easy to make. I'm definitely going to be making them again.


Diane T S Cooke
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These cookies are a great gift for friends and family during the holidays. They're always a hit!


Joe Kile
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I love the crunch of the crushed peppermint candies in these cookies. It adds a nice textural contrast to the soft cookie.


Adams Ngabile
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These cookies are a great way to use up leftover peppermint candies. They're also a fun and easy project to do with kids.


Rihanna Ramsumuj
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I've made these cookies several times and they always turn out perfect. They're a staple in my holiday baking repertoire.


brittany sturt
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These cookies are so festive and perfect for the holidays. I love the way they look and taste.


Philisiwe Philly
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I'm not a huge fan of peppermint, but these cookies are amazing. The mint flavor is subtle and perfectly balanced with the sweetness of the cookie.


Abisai Ndamanomhata
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I made these cookies for my family and they loved them. They said they were the best cookies they've ever had.


Amaya Cadue
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These cookies are the perfect balance of sweet and minty. I can't stop eating them!


Mina Parajuli
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I love how easy these cookies are to make. They're perfect for busy holiday bakers.


Leah Door*
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These cookies were a hit at my holiday party! They're so festive and delicious.