Peppermint Candy Spritz
Ingredients
- 1 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened ⓘ
- 2/3 cup sugar ⓘ
- 1 Land O Lakes Egg ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon peppermint flavoring ⓘ
- 2 to 3 drops green food color, if desired ⓘ
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour ⓘ
- 1 cup powdered sugar ⓘ
- 1 to 2 tablespoons milk ⓘ
- 1/4 cup coarsely crushed starlight mint candies ⓘ
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400F.
- Combine all cookie ingredients except flour in bowl.
- Beat at medium speed until creamy.
- Add flour; beat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until well mixed.
- If dough is too soft to form cookies, cover and refrigerate about 1 hour or until firm.
- Place dough into cookie press fitted with desired template; form desired shapes, 1 inch apart, onto ungreased cookie sheets.
- Bake 6-8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
- Place waxed paper onto flat surface; top with cooling racks.
- Remove cookies to cooling racks.
- Cool completely.
- Combine powdered sugar and enough milk for desired drizzling consistency in bowl; mix well.
- Drizzle over cooled cookies; sprinkle with crushed mint candies.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
764
kcal
38% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).