Pillows of Butter Mint Cookies
By
Pat Duran
@kitchenChatter
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Do you remember those yellow and pastel butter mint pillow candies when you went to a shower or birthday party when you were young or was that just last year? LOL These cookies taste just like them. Enjoy
Rating:
★★★★★ 4 votes
Comments:
Serves:
about 4 dozen
Prep:
15 Min
Cook:
10 Min
Method:
Bake
Ingredients
- 1/2 c
- unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 c
- granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 c
- light brown sugar, packed
- 1 tsp
- salt
- 4 large
- eggs
- a few dash(es)
- yellow or pink or green food color, paste or liquid
- 2 tsp
- vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp
- peppermint extract
- 1 tsp
- each baking powder and baking soda
- 4 c
- all purpose flour
- 12 oz
- bag butter mints, broken up or mini mint chips divided or mint kisses-chopped about1 1/2 cups befor crushing
- sugar sprinkles to match cookie color
How to Make Pillows of Butter Mint Cookies
- 1Preheat oven to 350^ and line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
Set aside. - 2In the bowl of an electric mixer beat together butter, sugars, and salt. Mix in eggs, food color( to the shade you like)., vanilla and peppermint extracts.
NOTE: use food color to match the season. orange ,pink, red,green blue..etc... - 3Mix in baking powder and soda with the flour until just combined. Add 2/3 of a bag of the crushed butter mints or mint chips reserving the rest for topping.
Cover and chill the dough the dough for 2 hours, or until chilled but not solid. - 4Pinch off a piece of the dough, about 1 1/2 inches in size and roll in the appropriate sugar color and place 2 inches apart onto parchment paper, press down slightly and; press 3 minty chips into each cookie. and bake for 9 to 10 minutes until edges are golden. Let set for 2 minutes and move to a cooling rack. Enjoy!
