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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Nov 12, 2024
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Create easy drop cookies flavored and decorated to resemble popular peppermint candies.

Peppermint Candy Cookies

  • Prep Time 45 min
  • Total 1 hr 55 min
  • Servings 48
  • Ingredients 10
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Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 2/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • About 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • About 1/4 cup red colored sugar
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 400°F. In large bowl, mix 3/4 cup sugar, the oil, baking powder, vanilla, salt, peppermint extract and eggs with spoon. Stir in flour.
  • Step 
    2
    Drop dough by teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Press bottom of glass onto dough to grease, then dip into 1/4 cup granulated sugar; press on balls until 1/4 inch thick. Spoon red sugar on cookies, using very small spoon, in spiral design to look like peppermint candies. Or place red sugar in resealable food-storage plastic bag; snip off tiny corner. Squeeze red sugar from bag onto cookies.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake cookies 8 to 10 minutes or until light brown. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.

Nutrition

65 Calories
3g Total Fat
1g Protein
9g Total Carbohydrate

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
65
Calories from Fat
25
Total Fat
3g
0%
Saturated Fat
1g
0%
Cholesterol
10mg
0%
Sodium
50mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
9g
0%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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