My kids and I whip up dozens and dozens of holiday cookies every Christmas season. Even after Christmas we are still making treats to share well after the New Year.

I love this recipe for Peppermint Thumbprint Cookies because it’s super easy, and you could get any ingredients you don’t have from literally any grocery store. My kids know the recipe by heart now, so I don’t even need to be in the kitchen when they’re being made.

You may not be as into the Christmas spirit like I am, but I promise you’ll love how perfectly sweet and chewy these holiday cookies are.

 

Ingredients:

1 cup butter

1 teaspoon vanilla

3 tablespoons heavy cream

1 egg

1 cup sugar

3 cups flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

Red and green sugar, for rolling

Peppermint Kisses

 

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 400.

Prepare baking sheet by lining with parchment paper.

Add butter to mixer, and mix until whipped.

Slowly add the sugar, and mix until combined.

Add the egg, cream, and vanilla.

In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, and salt.

Slowly add the flour mixture, and mix until combined.

Taking a small amount of dough at at time, roll into a 1- 1/2 inch ball.

Roll the balls into red and green sugar.

Place about 2 inches apart on the baking pan.

Bake for 8-9 minutes.

Remove from oven, and immediately place a Kiss in the middle of the cookie, gently pressing it down.

Remove from pan and allow to cool on wire rack.

Enjoy them during the month-long Christmas celebration.

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Quick Tip: Don’t press the peppermint kiss into the cookie too hard, the hot cookie will naturally melt the chocolate a little.

Recipe and image courtesy of: Cooking for My Kids