Instructions
HOW TO MAKE PEPPERMINT SHORTBREAD COOKIES, IF YOU LIKED IT SAY HELLO
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 3/4 cups sugar
- 1 cup butter cubed (and cold)
- 1 1/4 cups Andes peppermint crunch chips found in baking aisle
- 1 tsp extract vanilla, almond, or peppermint
- red food coloring optional
- more sugar to coat cookies before baking if desired
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Combine flour and sugar in a large bowl.
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Use a pastry blender to cut in butter. You want very fine crumbs.
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Stir in extract, food coloring, and Andes peppermint crunch chips.
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Use your hands to knead the dough until it comes together and forms a ball.
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Shape dough into a log about two inches in a diameter and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for two hours.
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Preheat oven to 325F.
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Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
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Cut slices of cookie dough about 1/4 inch thick and place on baking sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes or just until cookies are set. Do not over bake.
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Let cool for several minutes on baking sheet before removing to cooling rack. Let cool completely.
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Store in airtight container for 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 3/4 cups sugar
- 1 cup butter cubed (and cold)
- 1 1/4 cups Andes peppermint crunch chips found in baking aisle
- 1 tsp extract vanilla, almond, or peppermint
- red food coloring optional
- more sugar to coat cookies before baking if desired