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Pink Peppermint Christmas Cookies Recipe

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Pink Peppermint Christmas Cookies

 Needing a different Christmas cookie recipe this year? Check out these Pink Peppermint Christmas Cookies! Oddly, they almost taste like Girl Scout Thin Mints!

Pink Peppermint Christmas Cookies

This year, a few of my blogging friends and I decided to have a cookie swap. I usually make sugar cookies for Christmas and thought about making them as my cookies to give to my fellow blogger.

However, I looked through some cookbooks and decided to try a new recipe.

I found a recipe in a Taste of Home The Best of Country Cooking 2010 book. The new recipe was going great until it came to the chocolate sauce. That is where I had to change things. I got out my new best friend, the

That is where I had to change things. I got out my new best friend, the Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate Melting Wafers. The melting wafers really changed the cookies. To me, the cookies

The melting wafers really changed the cookies. To me, the cookies taste a lot like the Girl Scout Thin Mint Cookies. Yum!

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Pink Peppermint Christmas Cookies

Delicious Christmas cookies that have a taste similar to Girl Scout Thin Mint Cookies!

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Pink Peppermint Christmas Cookies

Pink Peppermint Christmas Cookies Recipe

★★★★★ 5 from 3 reviews
  • Author: Midwestern Moms
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 5 minutes
  • Total Time: 2 hours 20 minutes
  • Yield: 4 dozen 1x
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Bake
  • Cuisine: American
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Delicious Christmas Cookies!


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Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup of Butter
  • 1/2 cup of Sugar
  • 1 Egg
  • 10–12 drops of Red Food Coloring
  • 3/4 teaspoon of Peppermint Extract
  • 1 3/4 cup of Flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon of Baking Soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon of Cream of Tartar
  • 1/4 teaspoon of salt
  • Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate Melting Wafers

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, cream the butter and the sugar.
  2. Beat in the egg, food coloring and peppermint extract.
  3. In another bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, cram of tartar and salt.
  4. Add the flour mixture to the large bowl.
  5. Shape the batter into a ball and chill for 2 hours.
  6. Once chilled, form the batter into 3/4 inch balls and place them on a cookie sheet.
  7. Take a drinking glass and flatten the balls into circles.
  8. Bake at 375 for 5-7 minutes.
  9. Once the cookies have cooled, melt your chocolate wafers. Use a spatula and spread a layer of chocolate on the bottom of the cookies. Place the cookies on their tops while the chocolate hardens.
  10. Once the bottoms have harden, turn them over to decorate the tops with a Christmas designs. Make sure to use piping bag with a small tip.

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    Devon is a work at home mom and owner/editor at Midwestern Moms and Midwestern Meals. In her spare time you can find her hanging out with her family, curled up with her Kindle Fire, or playing computer games with her hubby.

    Comments

    1. Reginia Cordell says

      November 25, 2014 at 12:47 pm

      Now that you’ve mastered the sister to the ever so popular Thin Mint, your popularity is going to grow massively. The world loves Thin Mints. Oh how I wish I could taste these.

      Reply
      • devon says

        November 25, 2014 at 12:54 pm

        I didn’t know what to expect with this new recipe. I was excited with how they turned out. Now I don’t have to wish for the Girl Scouts to come by and sell me some cookies. 🙂

        Reply
    2. MryJhnsn (@mryjhnsn) says

      November 25, 2014 at 1:12 pm

      That looks amazing! I may try these this year!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    3. Earl-Leigh says

      November 25, 2014 at 1:15 pm

      They look lovely. My husband always wants a traditional chocolate chip so we’ll bake those and gingerbread men. 🙂

      Reply
    4. Kristen Kelly says

      November 25, 2014 at 6:57 pm

      These sound so good! I usually bake a variety because I create baskets of goodies that I give away as gifts. These might make it in this year’s basket! Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
    5. Tina says

      November 25, 2014 at 8:26 pm

      I love baking at the holiday time. I love to do my traditional favorites and add new favorites. I will be giving these a try!

      ★★★★★

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    6. Jennifer says

      November 25, 2014 at 9:49 pm

      YUM, I love girl scout thin mints…these sound divine!

      Reply
    7. Robin says

      January 2, 2015 at 10:00 pm

      These looks so yummy. I will add this to my recipe collection. Thanks!

      ★★★★★

      Reply

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