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Cocoa Peppermint Meltaways

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Prep Time 35 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1/4 cup Cocoa
  • 1/2 cup Cornstarch
  • 1 cup Flour
  • 1/2 tsp Peppermint extract
Frosting
  • 1 1/2 cup Powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp peppermint
  • 1 1/4 cup Butter
  • 2 tbsp Milk
  • red food coloring

Method
 

  1. Heat oven to 325°. Cream powdered sugar and butter until light and fluffy.
  2. Slowly add flour, cornstarch and cocoa to creamed mixture.
  3. Mix at low speed until all ingredients are moistened.
  4. Stir in peppermint.
  5. Refrigerate dough for about 30 minutes to make handling easier.
  6. Shape dough into 1″ balls. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 8-12 minutes.
  7. Cool 1 minute before carefully removing cookies from cookie sheet. Cool completely, then frost with a dollop of frosting.
For frosting
  1. Beat butter until smooth, then add remaining ingredients. Mix thoroughly.
  2. Allow frosting to set before storing.