Santa's Favorite Mint Cookies

• Vegetarian

• Refrigerated

  • 1 Egg + 1 egg yolk, large

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 cup All-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp Baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp Baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup Cocoa powder, unsweetened Dutch-process
  • 1 tsp Peppermint extract, pure
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 3/4 cup Sugar
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 1 lb White chocolate

• Dairy

  • 5 tbsp Butter, unsalted

• Desserts

  • 8 Candy canes, large

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Directions

• .cms-textAlign-left{text-align:left;}.cms-textAlign-center{text-align:center;}.cms-textAlign-right{text-align:right;}.cms-colors-red{color:#CD1716;}.cms-colors-orange{color:#ED6D18;}.cms-colors-yellow{color:#FCC400;}.cms-colors-green{color:#67B327;}.cms-colors-blue{color:#00A5F7;}.cms-colors-purple{color:#956FCE;}.cms-colors-platinum{color:#567381;}.cms-colors-gold{color:#ecb042; }.cms-font_sizes-xl{font-size:200%;}.cms-font_sizes-large{font-size:150%;}.cms-font_sizes-medium{font-size:125%;}.cms-empty_rows-twenty-pixels{height:20px !important;}.cms-empty_rows-fifty-pixels{height:50px !important;}.cms-empty_rows-hundred-pixels{height:100px !important;}.cms-empty_rows-hundred-fifty-pixels{height:150px !important;}.cms-empty_rows-two-hundred-pixels{height:200px !important;}DIRECTIONS:1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Sift flour, cocoa powder together with baking soda, baking powder, & salt into a bowl. Beat butter and sugar with a mixer on medium-high speed for 1 minute. Reduce speed to medium-low, and add egg, then yolk, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla & peppermint extract. Slowly add flour mixture, and beat until just incorporated. Shape dough into 2 disks, wrap each in plastic, and refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour (or up to 2 days). 2. Roll out 1 disk of dough on a lightly floured surface to 1/8-inch thickness. Freeze until firm, about 15 minutes. Using a 2-inch round cutter, cut out circles, and place 1 inch apart on parchment-lined or silicone baking mats on baking sheets. Roll and cut scraps once. Freeze cookies until firm, about 15 minutes. Repeat with remaining disk. 3. Bake until cookies are dry to the touch, about 12 minutes. Transfer cookies to wire racks, and let cool. 4. Sift crushed candy, and separate larger pieces from dust, reserving both. Melt chopped chocolate in a microwave proof bowl, in one minute increments, stirring in-between so as not to burn chocolate. Remove from heat. Spoon the melted white chocolate onto each cooled cookie, using the back of the spoon to smooth the chocolate to the edges. Sprinkle 1/4 teaspoon of either candy pieces (big & small) on top. Refrigerate until set, up to 3 hours. Decorated cookies are best served the same day. Santa’s Favorite Mint Cookies with Alison Sweeney - Hallmark Channel (function() { var HM = window.HM || {}, playlist = []; HM.videoList = HM.videoList || []; HM.isVideoAd = true; playlist.push({id:5231030879001,title:Santa’s Favorite Mint Cookies with Alison Sweeney - Hallmark Channel,blurb:Alison Sweeney shows how to make a delicious treat for Santa; delicious mint cookies topped with candy cane pieces. ,thumbnailUrl:http://brightcove04.o.brightcove.com/3388362517001/3388362517001_5231082147001_5231030879001-vs.jpg?pubId=3388362517001,microSiteTitle:Home & Family}); HM.videoList[myExperience-1] = playlist; })(); Alison Sweeney shows how to make a delicious treat for Santa; delicious mint cookies topped with candy cane pieces. Get more Home & Family recipes here>>Return to Episode>>