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This recipe is very pretty and festive-looking on a cookie platter. I often cover a plate of these meltaways with red or green plastic wrap and a bright holiday bow in one corner. And yes, they really do melt in your mouth! —Denise Wheeler, Newaygo, Michigan
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Nutritional Facts 1 cookie equals 90 calories, 5 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 13 mg cholesterol, 36 mg sodium, 11 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, trace protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 fat, 1/2 starch.
Originally published as Peppermint Meltaways in Simple & Delicious November/December 2008, p33
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Reviewed on Dec. 26, 2010 by kitzer
How can this be the 2010 #1 recipe when it has the lowest ratings and has a lot of 'bad' reviews??
Reviewed on Dec. 26, 2010 by overlord
Made these cookies for the 1st time this year and we all loved them. Made three more batches. Can't see why these wouldn't turn out fine if you follow the recipe. Sometimes people change things and then complain when they don't turn out. As for the taste, that's probably just a matter of a personal liking.
Reviewed on Dec. 26, 2010 by lottiedyson
I liked these cookies, this is the second Christmas season I have baked them. This year I used Andes peppermint candy pieces instead of crushing candy canes, much easier. This is a very delicate butter cookie.
Reviewed on Dec. 25, 2010 by anutty14u
I wasn't very happy with this cookies in fact I tried twice, I think the dough is too thin after u add the few ingredients and then u make the ball and it didnt form or taste very good when I was done. So i made something else.
Reviewed on Dec. 24, 2010 by keykey720
Love them! Super easy and taste amazing. On top of those two things they are also very pretty.
Reviewed on Dec. 19, 2010 by JustKate
I followed this recipe exactly. I don't know precisely what it was, but the cookie is tart, perhaps the corn starch. I tasted one before frosting them and nearly threw the whole batch away. They are slightly palatable with the frosting. They look pretty, but I would not make these again.
Reviewed on Dec. 19, 2010 by survivor13
For some reason I did not get the "meltaway" texture, so it was more like a "thumbprint" cookie for me. I just changed the name when describing and it was fine! Besides that, it was delicious. I did replace the milk with water in the frosing recipe. I must say, the frosting was superb! I'm trying to think of other ways to use it, such as with a brownie. Yes, it was that good! I may make my own Meltaway recipe (more cornstarch, less flour and conf. sugar) and sub the peppermint for the vanilla extract and use this icing.
Reviewed on Dec. 19, 2010 by awheaton05
These were ok...the cookies by themselves were dry and tasteless, but the icing helped. The icing had the consistency of tooth paste. Not at all what I was expecting.
Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2010 by Rebecca412
These peppermint meltaways were delicious! I made these for my family Christmas party and they were a big hit! It made so many and ALL of them were gone! I was hoping there would be enough left so I could take the rest of them home (I'll just have to double the recipe next time) :-) My husband isn't a fan of peppermint, but he actually LOVED these! I am making this recipe again this year for my in-laws, so I can't wait to see what they think of them!
Reviewed on Dec. 14, 2010 by rbdj2002
So good! I made them with my 3 & 4 year old children and their friend. Simple enough for them to help and do their own.
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