Peppermint Candy Spritz

Name: Peppermint Candy Spritz
Ingredients: 1 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened; 2/3 cup sugar; 1 Land O Lakes Egg; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon peppermint flavoring; 2 to 3 drops green food color, if desired; 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup powdered sugar; 1 to 2 tablespoons milk; 1/4 cup coarsely crushed starlight mint candies

11 ingredients

12 steps

Ingredients

1 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
2/3 cup sugar
1 Land O Lakes Egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon peppermint flavoring
2 to 3 drops green food color, if desired
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup powdered sugar
1 to 2 tablespoons milk
1/4 cup coarsely crushed starlight mint candies

Directions

1

Heat oven to 400F.
2

Combine all cookie ingredients except flour in bowl.
3

Beat at medium speed until creamy.
4

Add flour; beat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until well mixed.
5

If dough is too soft to form cookies, cover and refrigerate about 1 hour or until firm.
6

Place dough into cookie press fitted with desired template; form desired shapes, 1 inch apart, onto ungreased cookie sheets.
7

Bake 6-8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
8

Place waxed paper onto flat surface; top with cooling racks.
9

Remove cookies to cooling racks.
10

Cool completely.
11

Combine powdered sugar and enough milk for desired drizzling consistency in bowl; mix well.
12

Drizzle over cooled cookies; sprinkle with crushed mint candies.