Zees Wine Bar & Grill’s Peppermint Cookies

Ingredients

Yields 24 Cookies

Ingredients:

½ cup Unsalted butter, softened

1 large Egg

3 ½ cup All-purpose flour

1 tsp Peppermint extract

4 Crushed candy canes

Method

1. In a medium bowl, cream the softened butter and half a cup of sugar with a hand mixer until light and fluffy.
2. Add the egg, and mix until fully incorporated.
3. Add the flour and mix until the dough is crumbly, but holds together when squeezed.
4. Add the peppermint extract and crushed candy canes.
5. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.
6. Preheat the oven to 350°F
7. Once chilled, roll out the dough between two layers of parchment paper until it is ¼-inch (6 mm) thick.
8. Cut out rounds of dough. Remove the excess dough and transfer the rings to a parchment-lined baking sheet.
9. Re-roll the leftover cookie dough to the ¼-inch thickness. Cut out more rounds.
10. Bake the cookies for 10 minutes, until pale and just barely cooked. Let sit at room temperature to cool for 30 minutes.