Ingredients for Peppermint Sprinkle Cookies
- 8 oz butter
- 14 oz sugar
- 1 1⁄2 t salt
- 2 eggs
- 2 t vanilla
- 1⁄2 t peppermint extract
- 15 oz flour
- 1 1⁄2 t baking powder
- red & white nonpareils, for sprinkling
Ingredients for Lump of Coal Cookies
- 8 oz butter
- 7 oz sugar
- 7 oz brown sugar
- 1 1⁄2 t salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 t vanilla
- 12 oz black cocoa (not dark cocoa, but BLACK)
- 3⁄4 t baking soda
- 3⁄4 t baking powder
- 12 oz flour
- 10 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 8 oz crush Oreos
- black sanding sugar
Directions for Peppermint Sprinkle Cookies
1. Cream butter and sugar; add eggs and vanilla
2. Mix dry ingredients; fold into butter/sugar mixture
3. Form into balls, refrigerate
4. Dip tops in nonpareils
5. Bake 350 degrees for approximately 12 minutes (until top starts to crackle and barely brown on the edges)
Directions for Lump of Coal Cookies
1. Cream butter, sugar, & salt
2. Add eggs and vanilla
3. Add in cocoa powder
4. In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda together
5. Then fold into butter/sugar mixture
6. Fold in chocolate chips and crushed Oreos
7. Form into balls; refrigerate
8. Roll dough balls in black sanding sugar
9. Bake 350 (high convection) for about 12 minutes