What You'll Need
- Peppermint Cream Cheese Frosting:
- one (8 oz) package cream cheese
- ½ cup salted butter, softened
- one cup sifted powdered sugar
- one teaspoon peppermint extract
- one cup unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 1¼ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup cornstarch
- crushed candy canes for garnish
How to Make It
- In a small mixing bowl combine flour and cornstarch.
- Set aside.
- In another small mixing bowl cream together the butter and powdered sugar.
- Add peppermint extract.
- Slowly add the flour and cornstarch mixture to the butter and powdered sugar mixture.
- Combine well and refrigerate for an hour.
- After the dough has chilled preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Roll the dough into 1 to 1½ inch sized balls and place them 2 inches apart on a parchment lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes in the oven until the edges start to lightly turn brown.
- Remove from the oven and let cool completely.
- To make the peppermint cream cheese frosting, cream together cream cheese and butter.
- Add peppermint extract and slowly add the sifted powdered sugar.
- Frost the cookies with the frosting and garnish with crushed peppermint candy canes.