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Prep Time: 1 Minutes Cook Time: 8 Minutes |
Ready In: 9 Minutes Servings: 24 |
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Nostalgic for those of a certain age and pure delight to the younger set, these super-sized cookies on a stick are reminiscent of old-fashioned peppermint lollipops. Ingredients:
2/3 cup butter, softened |
2/3 cup shortening |
1 1/2 cups sugar |
2 teaspoons baking powder |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
2 eggs |
1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract |
4 cups all-purpose flour |
1/2 cup finely crushed hard peppermint candy |
1/2 cup butter, softened |
1/2 cup sugar |
1/4 cup half-and-half or 1/4 cup light cream |
2 cups all-purpose flour |
paste food coloring |
24 lollipop sticks |
Directions:
1. In a large mixing bowl, beat the 2/3 cup butter and shortening with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add the 1-1/2 cups sugar, baking powder, and salt. Beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Add the eggs and peppermint extract; beat until well comined. Beat or stir in the 4 cups flour. Using a wooden spoon, stir in the peppermint candies.
2. Divide dough in half. Cover and chill about 3 hours or until dough is easy to handle.
3. Meanwhile, in a medium mixing bowl beat 1/2 cup butter with an electric mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds. Add 1/2 cup sugar and beat until combined. With mixer on low speed, beat in half-and-half or light cream. Beat in 2 cups all-purpose flour until dough is smooth. Divide dough into portions. Tint dough with desired paste food coloring pastel pink or green suggested). Set aside.
4. On a lightly floured surface, roll half of the chilled dough at a time to 1/4-inch thickness. Using a 4-inch round scalloped cookie cutter, cut out dough. Place cookies about 1 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Tuck a lollipop stick under the center of each cookie. Press dough down slightly so that the cookie bakes around the stick.
5. Using a decorative bag fitted with a medium writing or star tip, pipe colored dough onto cutouts, making borders, designs, or pictures and/or writing messages.
6. Bake in a 375 degree F oven for 8 to 10 minues or until edges are firm and bottoms are lightly browned. Cool on cookie sheet for 1 minute. Carefuly transfer cookies to a wire rack; cool. Makes about 24 (4-inch) cookies.
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