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Peppermint Meltaways Recipe

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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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Peppermint Meltaways Recipe

Prep: 30 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

Yield: 42 Servings

30 10 40

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup cornstarch
FROSTING:
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons 2% milk
1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
2 to 3 drops red food coloring, optional
1/2 cup crushed peppermint candies

Directions

In a small bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in extract. Combine flour and cornstarch; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.
Shape into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.
In a small bowl, beat butter until fluffy. Add the confectioners’ sugar, milk, extract and, if desired, food coloring; beat until smooth. Spread over cooled cookies; sprinkle with crushed candies. Store in an airtight container. Yield: 3-1/2 dozen.

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. 13, 2012 by supersportgirl

Very good cookies and very festive!! I was a little concerned because i felt that the dough was a little bland, but it paired wonderfully with the frosting! It really offset the sweet frosting perfectly. And they really do melt in your mouth! Would definitely recommend.

Reviewed on Dec. 12, 2012 by Ashaline

We love these! We make them every year. So easy to make too!

Reviewed on Dec. 12, 2012 by jennstar82

One of my "go to" holiday recipes.

Reviewed on Dec. 10, 2012 by rjm1409weldon

I make these every Christmas. They are just delicious, and I never have any left, ever!!!

Reviewed on Dec. 09, 2012 by kmonster

This is such a simple and quick recipe. These cookies turned out delicious! I highly reccommend!!

Reviewed on Dec. 07, 2012 by jaykenn

I made these last night for my works bake sale and they were a HIT!! The biggest advice i have (if you are not a "baker", like myself) is to research how to correctly "cream butter and confectioners' sugar" which is the first step in the recipe. That is what will keep them from going flat!

Reviewed on Dec. 05, 2012 by mknuth

Is that amount of cornstarch really right? I would have expected two tablespoons, max.

Reviewed on Dec. 05, 2012 by scrappinpolly

I would not make these again. They came out as flat as pancakes and there is no flavor to them at all. I had to add an additional cup of powdered sugar to the batter to offset the strong taste of cornstarch.