chocolate peppermint cookies

(from kris82080’s recipe box)

Prep time: 70 minutes
Cook time: 70 minutes

Categories: cookies

Ingredients

  • 1 roll refrigerated sugar cookies
  • 1/4 c all purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 c white vanilla baking chips or semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 T shortening
  • 8 round hard peppermint candies, crushed (1/4 c)

Directions

  1. heat oven to 350

  2. in large bowl, break up cookie dough

  3. stir or knead in flour until well blended

  4. shape dough into 36 1 inch balls

  5. place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets

  6. bake 10-14 min or until edges are golden brown

  7. cool 1 min then remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks

  8. cool completely-about 5 min

  9. in small microwavable bowl, microwave vanilla chips and shortening uncovered on med heat for 2-3 min, stirring once halfway through microwaving, until melted

  10. stir until smooth

  11. dip 1/2 of each cookie into melted chips mixture, allowing excess to drip off

  12. place on waxed or parchment paper

  13. sprinkle each with about 1/2 t crushed candy

  14. let stand until set

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