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Peppermint Sugar Cookies

Christine
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Ingredients
  

  • 1 c. sugar
  • 1 c. butter softened slightly
  • 1 large egg
  • 3/4 tsp. peppermint extract
  • 2 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. cream of tartar
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • White chocolate peppermint chunks

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and prepare baking sheets with nonstick liners or lightly grease them.
  • In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream together sugar, butter, egg and peppermint extract. In a separate bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt. Add to butter mixture and mix until incorporated. Stir in 1 c. chopped white chocolate peppermint chunks by hand.
  • Scoop dough into 1 1/2" balls and place on cookie sheet. Be sure to only do 8 cookie balls per sheet-2 in each row-so they can have enough room to spread out.
  • Use a fork to press each dough ball down in a criss-cross manner. Bake for exactly 8 minutes, then remove from oven and allow to cool on cookie sheet for a few minutes before carefully removing to a cooling rack. After cookies are cooled, melt 3/4 cup white chocolate peppermint chunks (more if desired) and drizzle on top. You could also dip half of each cookie in the melted white chocolate peppermint for a different look. This would of course require more white chocolate peppermint chunks. Let chocolate set, then store in an airtight container.