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Peppermint Cut Out Cookies with Peppermint Icing

December 12, 2011

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Candy canes are so popular at Christmas times so no better time for me to try these Peppermint Candy Cane Cookies with Peppermint Icing.

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Candy canes are so popular at Christmas times so no better time for me to try these Peppermint Candy Cane Cookies with Peppermint Icing. Even the sound of pink peppermint brings on a smile. 

Christmas is the perfect time of year to break out your cookies cutters and make these peppermint-flavored cut out sugar cookies, the cookie dough is easy to work with, needs no refrigerating, doesn’t spread, meaning it holds its shape.

The icing on these cookies is flavored with peppermint too, making them not only pretty in pink with the help of a little pink food coloring, but they have just the right amount of minty-ness!

 

 

Be sure to get all my tips for baking perfect cut out cookies here.

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When these cookies were iced I added some edible glitter, like this type. It gives a great sparkle to the cookies but doesn’t show as well in the photographs. You can see it a little bit on the parchment paper, but in real life, the glitter on the cookies is really pretty!

If you’re looking for chocolate glaze icing for these, look here!

Peppermint Cut Out Cookies with Peppermint Icing
 
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Prep time
10 mins
Cook time
7 mins
Total time
17 mins
 
Peppermint flavored cookies with peppermint icing, pretty in pink these candy cane cut out cookies are a Christmas and Winter must.
Author: Diane Schmidt, Created by Diane
Recipe type: Dessert, Cookie
Cuisine: American
Serves: 3 dozen
Ingredients
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 3/4-3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
Peppermint Icing
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon corn syrup
  • 2-3 Tablespoons water
  • ½ teaspoon peppermint extract
  • 3 drops soft pink colo
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
  2. In the bowl of a mixer cream together butter and confectioner's sugar.
  3. Add to this the egg and flavorings.
  4. Mix in the flour, baking powder, and salt.
  5. Mix until the dough forms a ball, or pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
  6. Roll out on a floured surface and cut into desired shapes.
  7. Bake at 400° for 7-8 minutes.
  8. Allow the cookies to cool completely, then mix the icing.
  9. Mix sugar with corn syrup and water along with extract and food coloring until icing is smooth. Pipe onto cookies using a #3 tip.
  10. I put some edible glitter on the cookies to make them shine!
  11. Let the icing dry before packaging for at least 12 hours.
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25 Comments Filed Under: Christmas, Cookies, Frosting/Icing, Sweet Tagged With: candy cane, Christmas Cookies, Cookies, cut out cookies, Holiday, peppermint

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Comments

  1. Laurel says

    November 29, 1999 at 4:00 pm

    Diane, i n the recipe, it says “2 tsp” but doesn’t say 2 tsp. of WHAT (after the egg). Is it supposed to be 2 tsp. of flavoring?

    Thanks for posting your recipes.

    Reply
  2. JulieD says

    December 12, 2011 at 9:37 am

    Thank you so much! I’m so glad you joined in on the swap and I loved that you ended up being assigned to me. Your cookies were so tasty! I love the little paper you wrote a little note for me on. You’re so sweet and I hope we get to meet at a conference again next year!

    Reply
  3. Averie @ Love Veggies and Yoga says

    December 12, 2011 at 9:57 am

    Gorgeous!!!!
    *almost* too pretty to eat 🙂

    Reply
  4. Jessica says

    December 12, 2011 at 10:33 am

    Aww I love these! So adorable!!

    Reply
  5. Carolyn says

    December 12, 2011 at 12:22 pm

    Love these, Diane!

    Reply
  6. shelly (cookies and cups) says

    December 12, 2011 at 1:26 pm

    These sound great!

    Reply
  7. alison @ Ingredients, Inc. says

    December 12, 2011 at 1:57 pm

    too cute!

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  8. Lauren at Keep It Sweet says

    December 12, 2011 at 3:21 pm

    What a pretty cookie! Such a great pick for the cookie swap.

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  9. Raina says

    December 12, 2011 at 4:29 pm

    These are so pretty and festive! They sound delicious too:)

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  10. Sylvie @ Gourmande in the Kitchen says

    December 12, 2011 at 5:26 pm

    So pretty! Love the little sparkle from the glitter.

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  11. Jeanette says

    December 12, 2011 at 6:57 pm

    So pretty and cheery!

    Reply
  12. nicole {sweet peony} says

    December 13, 2011 at 9:36 am

    these are so cute! i love how they have a little shimmer to them 🙂

    Reply
  13. TidyMom says

    December 13, 2011 at 12:40 pm

    so cute and I love the idea of peppermint icing!

    Reply
  14. Melissa says

    December 13, 2011 at 12:58 pm

    These are so pretty! And they tasted great–thanks again 🙂

    Reply
  15. Barbie says

    December 14, 2011 at 9:44 am

    My husband is going to LOVE these! Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  16. Wenderly says

    December 14, 2011 at 12:52 pm

    Those are so darling!

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  17. Kate H. says

    December 14, 2011 at 3:54 pm

    I’m definitely a sucker for anything peppermint/candy cane!

    Reply
  18. Barbara @ Barbara Bakes says

    December 15, 2011 at 10:34 pm

    What a fun way to change up sugar cookies for the holiday!

    Reply
  19. Martha says

    November 28, 2012 at 4:10 pm

    Love your peppermint candy canes. They’re just so pretty in pink!! My brother and I have a cookie recipe website (www.best-ever-cookie-collection.com) We are having a cookie recipe contest with great prizes and would love to have you enter this or one of your other recipes for a chance to win.

    Warmly,
    Martha

    Reply
  20. Laura says

    December 12, 2012 at 10:42 pm

    These look pretty thick–in a good way! Does that mean you rolled them out pretty thick (1/4 inch or so)?

    Reply
    • Diane says

      December 13, 2012 at 12:43 pm

      Yes I roll them thick, I prefer them that way. Somewhere between 1/4 and 3/8.

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