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Peppermint Holiday Soft Sugar Cookie Recipe

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Sugar cookies with a peppermint twist – this Peppermint Holiday Soft Sugar Cookie Recipe belongs in every kitchen for the holidays. Full of holiday flavor, these soft sugar cookies will be a hit all season long.

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Best soft sugar cookie recipe with peppermint on a piece of parchment paper.

We are well into December now – which means that I have already been going crazy with the holiday baking. And what says “Christmas cookies” more than peppermint and sugar cookies?? This Peppermint Holiday Soft Sugar Cookie Recipe has become a favorite over the last few years. The peppermint is not too overwhelming, and the cookies themselves are not overly sweet. But the combination of the cookies and the frosting is perfection for me.

peppermint soft sugar cookie dough rolled out and circles being cut from it.

For the cookies, you will need:

  • Flour
  • baking powder
  • baking soda
  • salt
  • butter
  • sugar
  • eggs
  • peppermint extract
  • sour cream

For the frosting, you will need:

  • butter
  • peppermint extract
  • powdered sugar
  • salt
  • heavy cream
  • crushed candy canes
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How to make soft Sugar cookies

To make this soft sugar cookie recipe, start by combining the dry ingredients – the flour, baking powder and baking soda and the salt. Then beat the butter until it is smooth. Beat in the sugar, followed by the eggs and peppermint extract. Add in the sour cream. Only beat until combined. Divide the dough into two and wrap the dough in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

Roll the dough out on a floured workspace. Roll the dough to 1/4-inch thickness and cut circles with a circle cookie cutter.

Frost the cookie with the peppermint buttercream and top with crushed candy canes.

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Tips for making these peppermint soft sugar cookies

This dough will be sticky, especially before being refrigerated. Make sure you refrigerate the cough before trying to roll it out. If you do make the dough the night before, the dough might be too stiff to roll out. Simply let it sit out at room temperature for about 10 minutes before rolling it out to make cookies.

If you don’t have a circle cookie cutter, you can use a jar or a cup with a wide mouth.

I like to cook my cookies on parchment paper or a silpat liner versus right on the cookie sheets.

Do not overbake the cookies. Take them out of the oven before the bottoms start to brown. You do not want these overbaked.

Store the cookies covered in the refrigerator. I like to just keep them on a baking sheet with a lid.

Easy Soft Sugar Cookie Recipe with peppermint flavor and crushed candy canes on top.

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Tools Used to Make These Peppermint Holiday Soft Sugar Cookies

A set of circle cookie cutters always comes in handy.

You’ll want parchment paper or a silpat liner for baking.

I think having a stand mixer makes recipes like this so much easier.

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Best soft sugar cookie recipe with peppermint on a piece of parchment paper.

Peppermint Holiday Soft Sugar Cookie Recipe

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  • Author: Deborah Harroun
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 3 hours 35 minutes
  • Yield: 36 cookies 1x
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Bake
  • Cuisine: American
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Description

Sugar cookies with a peppermint twist – this Peppermint Holiday Soft Sugar Cookie Recipe belongs in every kitchen for the holidays. Full of holiday flavor, these soft sugar cookies will be a hit all season long.

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Ingredients

For the cookies:

  • 6 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup butter, at room temperature
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons peppermint extract
  • 1 1/2 cups sour cream

For the frosting:

  • 1 cup butter, at room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • Pinch of salt
  • 6 tablespoons heavy cream
  • crushed candy canes, for decoration

Instructions

  1. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking sod and salt in a medium bowl and mix to combine. Set aside.
  2. In a large bowl (or the bowl of a stand mixer) beat the butter and sugar until it is fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.  Add the sour cream and the peppermint extract, mix well.  Gradually start adding the dry ingredients, beating just until combined.
  3. Divide the mixture in half and wrap each half in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 2 hours, or overnight.
  4. Preheat the oven to 425ºF. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats.
  5. Lightly flour a workspace, then turn out one half of the dough onto the counter. Roll the dough to a 1/4-inch thickness. Dough will be a little bit sticky, so use flour as needed to avoid sticking.
  6. Use a 3-inch round cookie cutter to cut out circles and transfer to prepared baking sheets. Bake the cookies just until set, and still pale, about 7 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack or to a piece of waxed paper on the counter to cool completely.
  7. To make the frosting, beat the butter in a large bowl until soft and fluffy. Add the peppermint extract. Start adding in the powdered sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, and beat until completely combined. Add the salt and the cream and beat until light and fluffy.
  8. Frost each cookie and top with crushed candy canes.

Recipe Notes:

Nutrition information provided as an estimate only. Various brands and products can change the counts. Any nutritional information should only be used as a general guideline.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 cookie
  • Calories: 290
  • Sugar: 24 g
  • Sodium: 83 mg
  • Fat: 14 g
  • Saturated Fat: 8 g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
  • Trans Fat: 0 g
  • Carbohydrates: 39 g
  • Fiber: 1 g
  • Protein: 3 g
  • Cholesterol: 50 mg

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  2. Mara B says

    Ugh, super sticky dough. Couldn’t get dough off the work surface without using tons of extra flour. Finally rolled small balls, flattened with a glass and baked. Cake-like dough but no real flavor. Finally had to throw out the batter. Sorry because these look and sound delicious, but it was a total waste of money.

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  5. Becca says

    I made these a few days ago and everyone LOVED them! They are so super soft and I’m so happy with the peppermint taste. Instead of candy canes (i don’t like the way it makes your teeth feel haha) I substituted Andes baking chips. DELISH! Thanks so much for the recipe. Will be making them again!

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  8. Anna says

    I sent these to school for my son’s second grade class (decorated with little Christmas trees and snowy sprinkles), and at the end of the day he said, “Everybody told me to tell you thank you for the awesome cookies!” Thanks for the awesome cookies. 🙂

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  9. Sarah says

    I loved the look of these cookies, but the batter was too difficult to handle. It really made the process frusterating. The cookies ended up tasting like flour rather than butter because of all the flour I had to use to keep the batter from sticking when rolled out onto parchment paper. The cookie tasted okay (especially if you want a biscuity, not very sweet cookie) but not great. Next time I will try to create the same “look” using my favorite sugar cookie receipe. The frosting wasn’t as creamy as I would have liked, either. And, the candy canes bled by the morning after. So, you should apply the candy canes right before serving.

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  10. Traci says

    Sad because I don’t have 6 cups of flour in the house 🙁 oh well…they will have to wait until this weekend! These look so good! I’ll be asking them for a pregnant friend who is craving craving craving peppermint! (And me…who is not pregnant but just loves to eat cookies 😉

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  22. Averie @ Averie Cooks says

    I have wanted to make Lofthouse-ish type cookies for ages – and love the idea of peppermint! I’ve always talked myself out of similar recipes to this due to the batch size – and difficutlty in halving 3 egg recipes – but gosh, I want.them.now. They look fabulous!

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    • Deborah says

      @Laura, I would guess that they would be good for a couple of days, but the candy canes on top will probably start to bleed. They do stay soft, though, so you might even get them to last a little longer (if you don’t eat them all first!!)

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  30. Frieda says

    I’m a big fan of a soft frosted cookie…these look amazing & 100 x better than the ones in a plastic clam shell container in the grocery store that my kids beg me to buy!

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