peppermint kiss sugar cookies

Hi friends. Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and good-bye to football season. Obviously, this is a holiday recipe and I'm terribly sorry I didn't post it. Actually, no I'm not. I was skiing and seeing family and spending time with my nephew/godson. So save the link and you can make these next year. It'll be here before you know it.

As if this delayed recipe isn't enough to get you upset, I've started the Paleo Diet. And all that really means is I am no longer eating breads, dairy, and basically anything processed. Why do you care? Well, I won't be posting sweets or fatty recipes. So if you're trying to eat right, get ready for some Paleo-friendly recipes heading your way... soon.

So as I'm saying good-bye to football season, I'm also saying good-bye to sweets so, here's the last sweet tooth recipe for awhile ....


Peppermint Kiss Sugar Cookies

• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar 
• 1 1/4 cups butter, room temp
• 1 tsp peppermint extract (optional) 
• 1 tsp vanilla extract 
• 1 large egg 
• 3 cups flour 
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt 
• 1/2 cup finely chopped candy cane flavored Hershey kisses 
• granulated sugar
• 30 unwrapped candy cane flavored Hershey kisses 

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Make room in either refrigerator or freezer for your cookie sheet.

2. In large mixer bowl, combine powdered sugar, butter, extracts and egg. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often until creamy (2-3 minutes). In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Add to wet mixture and beat, scraping bowl often until well blended (1-2 minutes). The mixture will be a bit crumbly. Stir in chopped Kisses.

3. Shape dough into ¾-inch to 1-inch balls; roll in granulated sugar. Place 1-inch apart on cookie sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until set. As soon as they come out of the oven, press a Candy Cane Kiss in the center of each cookie. They’ll crack a little around the edges, so just use your fingers to hold the cookie together while you set the kiss inside. Put cookie sheet (with cookies) immediately into the freezer (preferred) or refrigerator, so that the Kisses will set quickly. As soon as you press them into the cookie, they will begin to soften… so if you can get them into the freezer then they will keep their Kiss shape.

4. Store in a covered container- at room temperature for up to a week. In the freezer they should be  good for a couple of weeks.

Taken from here. 

yours truly, 
dauphin gal