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Yum Cookies!

Peppermint Candy Cookie
Bring these pretty, candy-speckled treats to your party!
Prep time: 15 min.
Baking time: 10-12 min.
Decoration time: 20 min.
Difficulty: Easy

What you'll need:

• 1 bag M&M'S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies for the Holidays
• 1 18-oz. tube refrigerated sugar cookie dough
• 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 1 16-oz. container vanilla frosting

• 1 3-inch round cookie cutter
• Green food coloring
• 24 pieces 12 x 12-inch clear squares cellophane
• 1/2-inch holiday ribbon

<!-- Step by step
--> What to do:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Tint the cookie dough with the green food coloring and flavor it with the peppermint extract. Roll it to 1/4-inch thickness, and then press out 24 circles using the cookie cutter. Bake for 10-12 minutes.
3. When the cookies are cool, spread with frosting. Before the frosting dries, arrange red and green M&M'S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies for the Holidays over the frosting.
4. When the frosting is firm, gently wrap the cookies in cellophane and tie the ends with ribbon.

TIP: For extra minty flavor, use M&M'S® Brand Mint Chocolate Candies for the Holidays.
Makes 24 cookies.

[MrsKitty]

That sounds good!

I rarely do cookies. I never do ones that have to but cut out. Drops all the way for me, but I have dropped really thick doughs then pressed flat with a fork which works pretty good.

One of the best cookies I make is sugar cookies that I substitute Jack Daniels for the water/liquids in the recipe. I have used Malibu rum, Grand Mairner and others but the Jack is the best I think. I use Jack a lot instead of or with vanilla.

<-- may not bake many cookies but sure loves cookie dough (which is why I don't do cookies!)

[RWBlue]

I love Christmas cutout cookies.

You have to do it when you have kids.