Description
This is a fun holiday recipe (especially christmas or st. Patrick's day) originally from the cookbook "honest pretzels." i made a few small changes and additions to the recipe. We love them! They are very pepperminty.
Ingredients
- Real Butter
- Sugar
- Peppermint
- Vanilla Extract
- Egg
- Milk
- All-purpose Flour
- Baking Powder
- Salt
- Green Sugar Crystals
- Hershey Chocolate Kisses
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or spray lightly with cooking spray
- Mix melted butter, sugar, peppermint extract and vanilla extract
- Mix in beaten egg and milk and stir well
- In a separate bowl stir together flour, baking powder, salt and jar of green sugar crystals
- Add flour mixture to butter mixture and stir gently until well mixed
- Using small cookie scoop or hands, form small balls
- Place on prepared baking tray
- Bake for 10-12 minutes
- If desired, take out a few minutes before the baking time is up, decorate the tops with kisses or chips and bake for a couple minutes more
- Cool on a wire rack, then enjoy! these cookies taste best after cooling to room temperature