Sure to become your favorite Christmas cookie, these Peppermint Crunch Sugar Cookies are so easy to make, super fun, and quite tasty!
I am all about Christmas cookies! I love every flavor, shape, color, and size. So far I've not really ran across a Christmas cookie that I didn't like. Over the years I've made a lot of cookies during November and December. I've tried out hundreds of recipes, and we've probably only made a single recipe a couple of times. Not these! I have made these dozens of times over the years. I've teamed up with several other bloggers this year that are also sharing cookies! You can find recipes for tons of cookies here.
The idea of these cookies is nothing new. Plopping a Hershey Kiss in the center of a cookie has been around for years. I'm sure we've all eaten our fair share of the peanut butter cookie with the chocolate Hershey Kiss. I know I have. Even though those cookies are seen during the holidays, they aren't special to me. They don't scream Christmas. It's a cookie I could eat anytime of the year. I wanted something different.
I first saw this idea on Sally's Baking Addiction - she has some mighty tasty looking treats! As soon as I saw these, I knew that they were going to be awesome. I set out to make them exactly as her recipe says. That happened once, and then I added a little something to the recipe to make it different. It was the perfect little addition that made these become a Christmas tradition in our home.
I know that you're going to love these just as much as we do. I think they will become apart of your Christmas cookie tradition. Also, if you have a cookie exchange party you are attending, these would be super festive to take!
Peppermint Crunch Sugar Cookies
Sure to become your favorite Christmas cookie, these Peppermint Crunch Sugar Cookies are so easy to make, super fun, and quite tasty!
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 10 tablespoons butter room temperature
- 2 egg yolks room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon peppermint extract
- Christmas Sprinkles
- Red and Green Colored Sugar*
- 24 Candy Cane Hershey Kisses
Instructions
- When you are ready to bake - Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare the baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Mix together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- Cream together the butter and sugar on medium speed until the butter is nice and fluffy.
- Slowly beat in the egg yolks, vanilla, and peppermint extract.
- Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet, on low speed, until thoroughly incorporated.
- The dough will be super sticky!
- Chill for 30 minutes.
- Mix together sprinkles and the red and green sugars in a small bowl - I eyeballed this. No need to measure.
- Roll dough into small balls, less than a tablespoon amount.
- Roll the balls into the sprinkle/sugar mixture and place on the prepared baking sheets.
- Bake for 9 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet. Plop a Candy Cane Kiss in the center, and place the baking sheet into the fridge for 10 to 15 minutes. This will keep the kiss from melting.
- You can leave the cookies in the fridge longer. I got busy, and mine stayed for over an hour. No big deal. It will help the kiss reset. 🙂 Enjoy!
Notes
*located with the sprinkles - it's coarse in texture
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
24Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 173Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 29mgSodium: 83mgCarbohydrates: 29gFiber: 0gSugar: 18gProtein: 1g
Karen
I am all about cookies, and especially Christmas cookies! Love the colors of these cookies and the sprinkles and the Hersheys Kiss! Yum....
Joanna
Yay for Christmas cookies!!
Angela Tolsma
oh these look awesome. I have never thought to roll my sugar cookies in something other than sugar! I am totally going to have to try this!
Joanna
The sprinkles add a bit extra to the look and taste!
Catherine
I love how festive and fun these little cookies are! I'm a big sucker for kissy cookies as we call them. I'll defiantly be making a batch of these for our cookie swap this year, thanks!
Joanna
Enjoy these fun cookies Catherine!
Julie Durfee
Not only do these look yummy, but they also look beautiful. I love the color and textures.
Joanna
Thanks so much Julie!
Theresa
This sounds so tasty! I know a lot of people who enjoy peppermint over the holidays. I'm not a huge fan of it, but I would make it for them.
Joanna
Peppermint is so popular over the holidays. They would love you for making these cookies! 😉
Allison
Oh wow! These look so delicious! I have been wanting to make cookies with peppermint in them, this may be the perfect reciep to try!
Joanna
Thanks Allison! This a great recipe to try out with mint.
Tayler Morrell
I think this would be a very fun activity to do with kids. It's so bright!
Joanna
My daughter loves rolling these into the sprinkle mixture. 🙂
Debra
These are so fun and so festive and they look super easy! Easy is always good.
Joanna
Easy is the best! 🙂
Reesa Lewandowski
How delicious do these look for Santa?? I would love to try them!
Joanna
These are his favortie! 😉
Tara Holland
These cookies look delicious! I love mint flavors in holiday recipes, and they look so festive. Great idea to bring to parties.
Joanna
Me too! Mint is perfect this time of the year.
Ana De- Jesus
This looks delicious I do love sugar cookies.These would be amazing for the festive season and so delicious!
Joanna
Thank you!
Kristie
I'm all about Christmas cookies too! These look really delicious!
Joanna
Thanks Kristie!
CourtneyLynne
Omg can we say yum?!?! These cookies look absolutely Samoans!!!! Must give your recipe a try
Joanna
🙂 Thanks!
Kristin
These are so fun and festive. I bet they taste amazing! I will be saving this for later for SURE!
Joanna
Enjoy Kristin!
Heather McMechan
My girls will love this recipe! Anything that has sprinkles is a win in our house! Thank you for sharing!
Joanna
Aren't sprinkles fun!? 🙂
Roxanne
Those look so amazingly Christmasy!!! I can't wait to make these with my kids, they will love them! Thanks for the inspiration!
Joanna
Y'all have fun and enjoy these tasty cookies!
Dawn McAlexander
Those are really colorful and I bet they are super tasty as well. I just love holiday snacks and treats like this There's nothing like them to put you in the Christmas spirit.
Joanna
These definitely put you in the Christmas spirit!
HilLesha
I'm usually not big on peppermint, but these cookies look scrumptious! I know that my family would love this cookie recipe, too.
Joanna
Thank you!
Christina Aliperti
YUM!! These cookies look so festive and yummy! I love the crunch part.
Joanna
Thanks!
Brittany
I never thought about doing this with sugar cookies! It's super cute to do them with the peppermint candies too! I can't wait to try and make these!
Joanna
Thanks Brittany!
Rachel
These sound delicious and I love how fun they look! Seems like the perfect cookie for a cookie exchange.
Joanna
Thanks Rachel - they make for the perfect cookie for exchanges and gift giving!
Angie Rose
These look absolutely delicious! I love how colorful and festive they are. I'm always looking for ways to upgrade my regular sugar cookie recipe, and this is perfect. Definitely adding this to my holiday baking list 🙂
Joanna
Thanks Angie! Enjoy!
Lindsey Paris
These look ridiculously good! I never would have thought to put the peppermint with the sugar cookie.
Joanna
Thanks Lindsey! The peppermint adds such great flavor.
Erin @ The Speckled Palate
Oh my WORD, these look incredible! We've always made plain 'ol Peanut Blossoms for the holidays, but I need to change it up this year and make these beauties! They're just so festive and fun!
Thanks so much for participating in this year’s Sweetest Season! I’ve loved seeing all the recipes, getting in the spirit and feeling inspired to bake EVERYTHING this month! Well done!
Joanna
Thanks Erin! Yes, you totally should make these, y'all will love them!
Megan McCoig'
I've never had peppermint floavoured sweet treats. I bet these are really nice. Nicely decorated to 🙂
Joanna
Thank you Megan, they are delightful!