Peppermint Cream Cookies
traditional cream cookies cut into candy cane shapes that taste like peppermint!
Servings 24
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 3 to 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup Andes peppermint baking chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325. Prepare 2 cookie sheets using a sheet of parchment paper.
- In mixer beat shortening and sugar. Add in egg and mix.
- In separate small bowl dissolve baking soda into sour cream.
- Alternate adding flour and sour cream into mixing bowl.
- Incorporate all for a nice soft dough. Stir in baking chips. Put on counter top.
- Roll the dough out using more flour if needed so it is not sticky.
- Use candy cane cookie cutters to make your shapes.
- Place on cookie sheet.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes until edge of cookie is brown.