Peppermint Candy Shortbread Cookies
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 25 to 30 minutes
Yield: 3 -1/2 dozen cookies
- COOKIES:
- 1 cup butter, softened (no substitutions)
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup crushed peppermint candy
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups flour
- 1/4 cup Argo® or Kingsford's® Corn Starch
- FROSTING (optional):
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 to 2 tablespoons milk
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons crushed peppermint candy
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- Preheat oven to 300ºF.
- Mix butter, sugar, crushed candy and vanilla thoroughly using an electric mixer. Gradually blend in flour and corn starch.
- Form into 1-inch balls and place on ungreased baking sheets. Gently press down on each cookie to flatten using fingers or a flat bottomed drinking glass (dipped in sugar to prevent sticking).
- Bake at 300ºF for 25 to 30 minutes, or until bottoms begin to brown. Cool for 5 minutes; remove to a wire rack to cool completely. Combine powdered sugar, milk and vanilla and mix until frosting is smooth. Drizzle cookies with frosting and sprinkle with crushed candy.
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| Lisa's from the cookie exchange |
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Lisa made these. I really don't know about making shortbread with cornstarch? Neither of us liked them. I made shortbread for my blog last year from my Good Housekeeping Cookbook and they were good. I guess a lot of people don't mind the cornstarch. Lisa and I our going to try these with a different recipe and then use the same frosting recipe from this one. They are really cute and would taste good without the soapy taste from the cornstarch. Also 3 1/2 dozen? Forget it. It did not make that many so I would say not a good choice for an exchange.
I've had shortbread with cornstarch before and didn't care for them. I'm trying to recreate my mother's shortbread using her recipe, but it never tastes the same. The only thing I can think of is that she was always on a diet, so instead of butter she may have used margarine. But I always swore I'd never eat another tub of margarine or drink another glass of skim milk after I left home, so I haven't tried it to see! :D
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorites from my mom has margarine. It is on this blog from last Christmas called Bell Ringers. In fact it is so old it might say Oleo or something like that. I guess that is what they use to call margarine.
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