Peppermint Frosted Soft Batch Sugar Cookies

These Peppermint Frosted Soft Batch Sugar Cookies are a delightful holiday treat with a soft and chewy texture. The combination of peppermint and sugar creates a perfect balance of sweetness with a refreshing minty twist. They are great for holiday parties, cookie exchanges, or simply enjoying with a cup of hot cocoa.

Ingredients:

• 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• Crushed peppermint candies, for topping

Instructions:

Warm the oven up to 375F 190C and put parchment paper on baking sheets

Mix flour, baking soda, and baking powder together in a medium-sized bowl using a whisk

Put softened butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl and mix them together until they are light and fluffy

Add the egg, peppermint extract, vanilla extract, and salt, and beat until everything is well mixed

Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ones, mixing in the sour cream as you go

Do this until everything is just combined

Round tablespoons of dough should be dropped onto the baking sheets that have been prepared, leaving some space between each cookie

For 8 to 10 minutes, or until the edges are just beginning to turn golden

Take the cookies out of the oven and let them cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheets before moving them to wire racks to cool all the way

Mix together 1 cup of powdered sugar, 1 to 2 tablespoons of milk, and 1/2 teaspoon of peppermint extract

Once the cookies are cool, make the peppermint frosting

Add peppermint frosting to each cookie and then crush peppermint candies and sprinkle them on top to look nice

Let the frosting harden on the cookies before you serve them or put them away in a container that won't let air in