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Peppermint Candy Shortbread Cookies

Peppermint Candy Shortbread Cookies Ingredients: butter, without salt sugars, granulated peppermint, fresh vanilla extract wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched cornstarch sugars, powdered milk, fluid, 1% fat, w...

Peppermint Candy Shortbread Cookies

Ingredients:
butter, without salt
sugars, granulated
peppermint, fresh
vanilla extract
wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched
cornstarch
sugars, powdered
milk, fluid, 1% fat, without added vitamin a and vitamin d
vanilla extract
peppermint, fresh

Directions:
Preheat oven to 300F
Cream butter, sugar, crushed candy, and vanilla thoroughly using an electric mixer.
Gradually blend in flour and cornstarch.
Form dough into 1-inch balls and place on a parchment paper-lined baking sheets.
Gently press down on each cookie to flatten, either using fingers or a flat-bottomed drinking glass that has been dipped in sugar to prevent sticking.
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until bottoms begin to brown.
Cool for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
For frosting: combine powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla.
Mix thoroughly until frosting is smooth.
Drizzle cookies with frosting and sprinkle with crushed candy.