Thursday, December 1, 2011

25 days of Christmas Crafting/Cooking

Day 1: Double Chocolate Peppermint Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

 From the  Real Simple website....
Makes 3 dozen cookies| Hands-On Time: 15m | Total Time: 35m

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 350°F. Cream the butter and sugars in a large bowl with an electric mixer on high speed. Lower to medium speed and add the egg and vanilla. Sift together the flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. On low speed, add the dry mixture to the butter mixture. Beat until fully incorporated. Fold in the chocolate chips.
  2. Form the dough into approximately 1 1/2-inch balls. Place on parchment- or foil-lined baking sheets, 2 inches apart.
  3. Bake until the centers are just set, about 12 minutes. Let cool on sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer to wire racks.
By Nancy Myers,  May 2005

After they cool a few minutes...

Cream Cheese Frosting
Food Network

Ingredients

  • 4 ounces unsalted butter, softened
  • 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

In a large bowl, beat together the butter and cream cheese with an electric mixer. With the mixer on low speed, add the powdered sugar a cup at a time until smooth and creamy. Beat in the vanilla extract.


Take about 3 candy canes and crush them into pieces. I put mine in a ziploc bagging and beat them with a spoon. Then sprinkle them on top of each frosted cookie....

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