Peppermint Meltaways
This recipe for peppermint meltaways is very pretty and festive-looking on a cookie platter. I often cover a plate of these peppermint cookies 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
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
- 2 tablespoons 2% milk
- 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 2 to 3 drops red food coloring, optional
- 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 cup crushed peppermint candies
Reviews
These are my new go to Christmas cookie! They melt in your mouth and are so good!
One of my favorite Christmas cookies, these are on my cookie plates every year! I always double the batch and I just dip the tops in melted white chocolate rather than using frosting. I also use Andes peppermint crunch baking bits instead of peppermint candies to continue the melty theme.
recipe is close to my spritz recipe. Just 1 cup less flour. And of course the peppermint extract. I will try these. I can see why they would melt in your mouth. Oh, I see there is no egg as well.
Absolutely delicious! For the so-called experienced baker who claimed they were HORRENDOUS, well maybe YOU don’t know how to bake or missed a ingredient! I think you were a bit harsh with your comment!!!
I’m not the best at baking so wasn’t sure how I’d do with these. They taste so delicate how they melt as you chew them. Happily I made these and they came out great! They are now a Christmas cookie staple in our house! This year I’m also going to try cinnamon in place of the peppermint ??
Very delicious, light, moist and full of peppermint flavor. I did alter the amount of peppermint to half the amount called for in the recipe as I felt it was a bit to strong. Easy recipe to make and so pretty on a holiday platter.
Absolutely awful. Don't waste your time or ingredients. I'm an experienced baker and they were horrendous.
The best! My whole family loves them! I have also changed the flavor to make lemon and they were great that way too!
Delicious and delicate! Beautiful for a Christmas cookie plate. For the reviewers commenting about the cornstarch: try 1/2 cup Cake Flour in place of cornstarch. It's flour WITH cornstarch.
These are so good and they hold up to their name, meltaways, because they do melt in your mouth! I put them on a tray with other cookies and gave to friends. All of them said they like these the best. It's a keeper!