Peppermint Cookies

By ames107

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cup crushed peppermints
• 1 1/3 cup sugar divided
• 3/4 cup butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp peppermint extract
• 3/4 tsp vanilla
• 2 1/2 cup AP flour
• 1/4 tsp salt

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Put candy and 1/3 cup sugar in a food processor and grind until powdery with a few larger chunks.
Mix flour and salt in a small bowl.
In a larger bowl mix butter, eggs, and 1 cup sugar together. Add vanilla and peppermint extract. Add the flour mixture to the bowl in 3 parts and stir to combine.
Form dough into small balls. Roll the balls in the crushed candy and sugar and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8 min at 350 degrees.
Let cool for 1 min on the baking sheet and roll in candy mixture once more before cooling on waxed paper.