Right, here you go. I got this one online somewhere but I've adapted it over the years.
Peppermint Cookies
1 c. sugar (plus extra for rolling) 3/4 c. butter 2 eggs 1 1/2 tsp. peppermint extract 3/4 tsp. vanilla 2 1/2 c. flour 1/4 tsp. salt
Mix flour and salt in a small bowl.
Mix butter, eggs, and sugar together in a separate, larger bowl. Add vanilla and peppermint extracts.
Add flour mixture in 3 parts to sugar mixture until well mixed.
Form dough into small balls, about an inch or so wide. Roll the balls of dough in sugar and place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 8 minutes in an oven preheated to 350 degrees.
Remove cookies from oven and let cool on baking sheet for 1 minute, then roll them in sugar once more before placing them on a sheet of wax paper to cool.
(I keep trying different things for decorating -- this year I just put some red decor sugar in with the rolling sugar. The original recipe called for only 1 tsp of peppermint extract and rolling the cookies in crushed peppermint candies instead of just sugar. It looks kind of neat, but I don't really like the combined texture.)
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Date: 2010-12-17 09:03 pm (UTC)Peppermint Cookies
1 c. sugar (plus extra for rolling)
3/4 c. butter
2 eggs
1 1/2 tsp. peppermint extract
3/4 tsp. vanilla
2 1/2 c. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
Mix flour and salt in a small bowl.
Mix butter, eggs, and sugar together in a separate, larger bowl. Add vanilla and peppermint extracts.
Add flour mixture in 3 parts to sugar mixture until well mixed.
Form dough into small balls, about an inch or so wide. Roll the balls of dough in sugar and place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake
for 8 minutes in an oven preheated to 350 degrees.
Remove cookies from oven and let cool on baking sheet for 1 minute, then roll them in sugar once more before placing them on a sheet of wax paper to cool.
(I keep trying different things for decorating -- this year I just put some red decor sugar in with the rolling sugar. The original recipe called for only 1 tsp of peppermint extract and rolling the cookies in crushed peppermint candies instead of just sugar. It looks kind of neat, but I don't really like the combined texture.)