Drizzled Peppermint Cookies Recipes

PEPPERMINT COOKIES RECIPE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line two baking trays with parchment paper and grease with cooking spray.
• Sift the flour, salt, and baking powder into a medium bowl. Set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl , cream sugar and butter together until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes if using an electric hand mixer.
• Add eggs, vanilla extract, and peppermint extract to sugar and butter mixture and blend using medium speed. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and mix once more, about 15 seconds.
• Reduce mixer speed to low and gradually add the dry ingredients, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed. Mix until just combined. Be careful not to overmix.
• Fold in the white chocolate chips and the crushed peppermint candies and mix until evenly distributed. Refrigerate dough for 10 minutes.
• Using a medium cookie scoop (1 1/2 to 2 tablespoons), place mounds of cookie dough onto the prepared baking trays, about 2 inches apart. Bake until the edges begin to brown slightly, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Allow the cookies to cool on the baking tray for 5 minutes. Then remove to a cooling rack placed over another baking tray.
• Gather the ingredients.
• Combine the white chocolate chunks and the coconut oil in a medium bowl. Microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring between, until the chocolate is completely melted. Stir once more and set aside.
• Drizzle glaze over cooled cookies with a spoon.

WHITE CHOCOLATE DIPPED COOKIES WITH PEPPERMINT DRIZZLE

Steps:

• Arrange cookies on wire baking rack that has been placed on top of a parchment lined baking sheet. Leave some space between cookies. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, sift together powdered sugar and meringue powder. Add red food coloring and peppermint extract. Stir until combined. Spoon or pour red icing into a zip-top bag. Press out air and close. Snip off a small corner of bag.
• Drizzle icing back and forth over the tops of the cookies. Allow to dry for 1 to 2 hours or until icing has hardened.