Well, I quickly flew through the 3rd and 4th cookies of the platter. The first of which was Peppermint Meltaways:
1 c butter softened
1/2 c powdered sugar
1/2 tsp peppermint extract
1-1/4 c all purpose flour
1/2 c cornstarch
Frosting:
2 tbsp butter softened
1-1/2 c powered sugar
2 tbsp milk (I added a touch more milk to get a smoother consistency)
1/4 tsp peppermint extract
2-3 drops red food coloring
1/2 c crushed peppermint candies
1. In a small bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the extract. Combine flour and cornstarch; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.
2. Shape into 1 in balls. Place 2 in apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.
3. In a small bowl, beat butter until fluffy. Add the confectioners' sugar, milk, extract and food coloring; beat until smooth. Spread over cooled cookies; sprinkle with crushed candies. Store in an airtight container.
These cookies were super easy to make and I knocked them out in about 45 minutes! The icing was fun to apply, with a butter knife. It was also quite fun to smash the candies...I did so by leaving them in their wrapping and hitting them with a rolling pin.
After these were done, I moved onto just simple chocolate chip cookies. Now I prize this recipe and it will be included on the recipe cards that come with each platter, but I won't be posting it here. However, this recipe makes a lot of cookies! And they always seem to turn out very well, even if sometimes the oven gets too hot, or I forget to turn on a timer.
Since it made so many cookies, after this batch I decided to enjoy some cookies and milk and watch A Nightmare Before Christmas! Great night over all if I do say so myself!
