Peppermint Twists

Name: Peppermint Twists
Prep time: 60 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 36 cookies
Ingredients: 1/2 cup Land O Lakes® Butter softened; 1/3 cup sugar; 1 large Land O Lakes® Egg (yolk only); 3/4 teaspoon peppermint flavoring; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 8 to 10 drops red food color; coarse grain sugar, if desired; 36 large chocolate chips or mini chocolate candy pieces

These peppermint twists taste like your favorite peppermint candy but with a cookie's buttery crunch. This cookie is a perfect make-ahead sweet treat!

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60 min

Prep Time

1 hr 25 min

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Ingredients

¹/₂ cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened

¹/₃ cup sugar

1 large Land O Lakes® Egg (yolk only)

³/₄ teaspoon peppermint flavoring

¹/₂ teaspoon vanilla extract

1 ¹/₄ cups all-purpose flour

¹/₄ teaspoon salt

8 to 10 drops red food color

coarse grain sugar, if desired

36 large chocolate chips or mini chocolate candy pieces

How to make

STEP 1

Heat oven to 350°F.
STEP 2

Place butter and sugar in bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Add egg yolk, peppermint flavoring and vanilla; beat until well mixed. Add flour and salt; beat at low speed until well mixed.
STEP 3

Remove half of dough from bowl. Add small amount of red food color to dough in bowl; mix well.
STEP 4

Divide each half of dough into quarters; roll each quarter to 9-inch log. Place 1 red log next to 1 white log; twist gently to swirl dough. Roll gently to smooth. Repeat with remaining dough.
STEP 5

Cut each swirled rope of dough into 9 pieces; roll each piece gently into a ball. Roll each ball in coarse grain sugar, if desired. Place onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 11-13 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Immediately press 1 chocolate chip in center of each ball.

50 Calories

3 Fat (g)

15 Cholesterol (mg)

45 Sodium (mg)

6 Carbohydrates (g)

0 Dietary Fiber

<1 Protein (g)

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