Peppermint Melting Moments

Peppermint Melting Moments are a pretty and delicious cookie to add to your holiday cookie plate.

Peppermint just tastes like Christmas to me and I can’t get enough of it during the Christmas season.

One of the cookies I remember my mom making for Christmas every year were Melting Moments.  It was one of the first cookie recipes I shared here. These cookies live up to their name and literally melt in your mouth. The secret to a melting moment cookie is the cornstarch and powdered sugar.  This is what makes it melt in your mouth.

I decided a peppermint version was in order so I tweeked the recipe a bit and the results were quite delicious.

There are no eggs in this recipe so it is a great cookie for people with an egg allergy.

Ingredients Needed

• Cornstarch
• Powdered Sugar
• Butter
• All-Purpose Flour
• Peppermint Extract
• Candy Cane
• Milk

How to Make Peppermint Melting Moments

• Mix together powdered sugar and butter until creamy
• Add in peppermint extract, flour, cornstarch and crushed candy.  Mix until combined.
• Shape dough into one inch balls and place two inches apart on a lined or sprayed baking sheet.
• Bake at 350 degrees F until the cookies just begin turn a light brown around the edges, about 10-12 minutes.
• Allow cookies to cook on a rack.
• Combine butter, sugar, milk and peppermint extract in a bowl, beat until creamy and smooth.
• Frost cookie gently with peppermint frosting.

• Sprinkle frosting with crushed candy cane.

These cookies are pretty much peppermint perfection and are filled and topped with peppermint goodness.

Check out more holiday treats:

• Melting Moments
• Christmas Oatmeal Cookies
• Peppermint Ice Cream
• White Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
• Giant White Chocolate Peppermint Cookie

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5 from 6 votes

Peppermint Melting Moments

Recipe From: Leigh Anne Wilkes

Peppermint Melting Moments are a pretty and delicious cookie to add to your holiday cookie plate

serves: 24 cookies

Prep:15 minutes minutes

Cook:12 minutes minutes

Total:27 minutes minutes

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Ingredients

• ▢ 2/3 cup cornstarch
• ▢ 1 cup butter
• ▢ 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• ▢ 1 cup flour
• ▢ 1/3 cup crushed candy cane
• ▢ 1/2 tsp peppermint extract

Frosting:

• ▢ 2 Tbsp butter
• ▢ 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• ▢ 2 -3 Tbsp milk until frosting is the right consistency
• ▢ 1/2 tsp peppermint extract
• ▢ extra crushed candy cane to sprinkle on top

Instructions

• In a bowl cream butter and add in powdered sugar, mix until creamy.
• Add in extract.
• Gradually add in flour and cornstarch and crushed candy cane. Mix well
• Shape dough int 1 inch balls and place about 2 inches apart on cookie sheet.
• Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
• Move to rack to cool. Be careful as cookies are fragile.

Frosting:

• In a bowl combine butter, sugar, milk and extract and beat until creamy and smooth.
• Frost cookies and sprinkle with extra crushed candy cane.

Nutrition Facts:

Calories: 160kcal (8%) Carbohydrates: 20g (7%) Protein: 1g (2%) Fat: 9g (14%) Saturated Fat: 5g (31%) Cholesterol: 23mg (8%) Sodium: 77mg (3%) Potassium: 8mg Fiber: 1g (4%) Sugar: 12g (13%) Vitamin A: 266IU (5%) Calcium: 3mg Iron: 1mg (6%)

* Disclaimer: All nutrition information are estimates only. Read full disclosure here.

Course:Cookies

Cuisine:American

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