Peppermint Meltaways - A light, buttery and delicious Christmas cookie that melt in your mouth. These cookies are topped with peppermint frosting and sprinkle of crushed candy canes for a lovely festive touch!
What are peppermint meltaways?
Peppermint meltaways are a type of small cookie made with a soft, buttery dough and topped with peppermint flavored frosting and crushed candy canes. These cookies are a wonderful holiday treat and are often enjoyed with a cup of hot cocoa or coffee.
Why you'll love this recipe:
It's a classic festive cookie recipe for Christmas!
They are versatile. Can be easily made with different flavors and toppings!
Perfect for the holiday season!
They look super pretty and are a lovely addition to any holiday trays!
Ingredients:
Plain Flour - Also known as all-purpose flour. I haven't tried any gluten-free flours yet.
Cornstarch - Also known as corn flour. Do not skip this. It gives cookies a soft, melt-in-your-mouth texture.
Vanilla Extract - The original recipe calls for peppermint extract for the dough, but I felt it will be too strong for us and replaced it with vanilla. You can substitute it with peppermint extract if you want.
Peppermint Extract - I have added peppermint extract to the frosting. If you can't find it, replace it with peppermint oil.
Butter - Make sure the butter is softened.
Candy Canes - I have used crushed peppermint candy canes here. You can also use peppermint candies.
Milk - You can swap it with water.
Powdered Sugar
Serving suggestions:
These Peppermint meltaway cookies tastes best when served with a cup of coffee, hot cocoa or tea.
They can also be served as a sweet treat at holiday parties and gatherings.
They make a best edible gift as well.
Storage suggestions:
They can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4-5 days. If you'd like to store them for longer, they can be frozen for up to 2-3 months.
To freeze the cookies, place them in a freezer-safe container or bag. Add a piece of wax paper or parchment paper between each layer of cookies to prevent the icing from sticking to other cookies.
Whenever you want to have a cookie, allow them to thaw at room temperature on in the refrigerator.
Variations:
If you love spiced cookies, add some ground cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice to the dough to make them more festive.
You can experiment with different flavors such as almond and orange.
Add a little bit of red/pink food coloring to the frosting if needed.
You can use any of your favorite icing to decorate the cookies. Cream cheese frosting will go really well with these cookies. You could also add a little bit of red food color to the dough and decorate the cookies with cream cheese frosting to make your red velvet meltaways.
Add a bit of cocoa powder or mini chocolate chips to the dough to make chocolate peppermint meltaways.
Step by step instructions:
Combine both flours in a small mixing bowl and keep it aside until use.
To make the dough, combine butter and powdered sugar in a mixing bowl.
Beat well until the butter is light and fluffy.
Add vanilla and mix until combined.
Add the flour mixture to the creamed butter.
Gently fold everything to make a dough.
Cover the dough with a cling film or plastic wrap and chill the dough in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
Remove the dough from the refrigerator.
Preheat the oven at 180 degrees C.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and keep it aside.
If the dough is too hard to handle, let it sit on the counter top for few minutes.
Divide the chilled dough into 1-inch small balls.
Arrange them on the lined baking sheet spacing 2 inches apart.
Let them bake in the preheated oven for 10-15 minutes or until the bottom of cookies lightly browned at 180 degrees C.
When the bottoms are light browned, take them out of the oven and let them cool completely before decorating them with icing.
Combine softened butter, peppermint extract and milk in a mixing bowl.
Add powdered sugar and mix until nice and smooth.
Add little more milk to the frosting if needed.
Once the cookies are cooled completely, spread a small spoonful of prepared frosting over the cookies.
Place them back to the tray and sprinkle with crushed candy canes.
Leave them for some time until frosting has set.
Store them in an airtight container.
Serve and enjoy!
Few more holiday recipes:
- Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookies
- Peanut Butter Buckeyes
- Hasselback Butternut Squash
- Vegan Mango Cake
- Snowballs
- Gulab Jamun Truffles
- Chestnut Truffles
How to make peppermint meltaway cookies recipe video below:
Recipe adapted from Taste of Home
Peppermint Meltaways
Ingredients
- ½ Cup Unsalted Butter Softened
- ½ Cup Powdered Sugar
- ½ Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- ¼ Cup Corn Flour / Corn Starch
- ½ + ⅛ Cup Plain Flour
Frosting:
- 1 Tablespoon Butter
- 1 Tablespoon Milk
- ⅛ Teaspoon Peppermint Extract
- ¾ Cup Powdered Sugar
- ⅛ Cup Peppermint Candy Canes Crushed
Instructions
- Combine both flours in a small mixing bowl and keep it aside until use.
- To make the dough, combine butter and powdered sugar in a mixing bowl.
- Beat well until the butter is light and fluffy.
- Add vanilla and mix until combined.
- Add the flour mixture to the creamed butter.
- Gently fold everything to make a dough.
- Cover the dough with a cling film or plastic wrap and chill the dough in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
- Remove the dough from the refrigerator.
- Preheat the oven at 180 degrees C. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and keep it aside.
- If the dough is too hard to handle, let it sit on the counter top for few minutes.
- Divide the chilled dough into 1-inch small balls.
- Arrange them on the lined baking sheet spacing 2 inches apart.
- Let them bake in the preheated oven for 10-15 minutes or until the bottom of cookies lightly browned at 180 degrees C.
- When the bottoms are light browned, take them out of the oven and let them cool completely before decorating them with icing.
- Combine softened butter, peppermint extract and milk in a mixing bowl.
- Add powdered sugar and mix until nice and smooth.
- Add little more milk to the frosting if needed.
- Once the cookies are cooled completely, spread a small spoonful of prepared frosting over the cookies.
- Place them back to the tray and sprinkle with crushed candy canes.
- Leave them for some time until frosting has set.
- Store them in an airtight container.
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Nutrition
Nutrition values are estimates only.
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